Pumpkin Molasses loaf

Hayden saw some butternut squash ytd & requested for pumpkin soup but since I don’t know how, I decided to bake a loaf of pumpkin bread. I have this recipe on my to-do list for d longest time & now Hayden is giving me d best reason to try it out..

End result – a super soft loaf of bread! And because I replace honey with molasses, thus, it was not very sweet at all. Definitely a keeper!

Recipe seen & taken with adaptations from 蜂蜜金瓜吐司
Original recipe - Carol老师的《烘培新手必备的第二本书》
With my modifications in ()

材料：
南瓜泥 150g (pumpkin puree 100g + yogurt 50g)
高粉 280g (bread flour 250g + wholemeal flour 40g)
即用干酵母 1/2tsp instead yeast
鸡蛋 1个
蜂蜜 20g (replace with 20g molasses)
盐 1/8tsp
牛奶 50cc
无盐牛油 30g (25g unsalted butter + 5g olive oil)

Put ingredients into ABM as per manufacturer's instruction & select normal white bread setting with light crust.

Healthy version of Jaime Oliver's basic bread recipe

I have been trying out lots of recipes from famous chef & recently, am into Sneaky Chef. Basically, all her recipes have ‘secret (healthy)’ ingredients that most children hate to eat. But she manages to ‘hide’ them well enough that children don’t know they r eating something healthy. There’s this 1 sneaky method that I really like – healthy version of flour blend. She used this for most of her pancakes & muffin recipes. I like d idea of Hayden eating wheat germ & whole wheat so I gave it a try by using this healthy flour blend for his wkend donuts. Hayden took 4 mini donuts that day! I was really happy abt it so I decided to try more recipes using this healthy version of flour blend. Well, sad to said but out of the 7 times I tried incorporate this flour blend into some of d bread recipes, I had to throw away 6 uneatable loaves. And d 1 loaf that was eatable, Hubby said it’s too dry for him.


So, it’s not always that easy but I really didn’t want to just give up like that so I decided to give it another go using Jamie Olive’s basic bread recipe. I hope that by just starting at d basic, I might just be able to figure out what really is needed to make this healthy version bread a success. Therefore, I made modifications along d process as I watch d bread maker knead d dough. And when Hubby tried d end result, it was considered a success! Phew!
So here’s d recipe for anyone who wants to give it a go.

Sneaky Chef's Healthy version of flour blend

• 1 cup of All-purpose flour
• 1 cup of whole wheat flour
• 1 cup of wheat germ

Mix all together for later usage. It can also be kept in d fridge for up to 3mths.

Jamie Oliver’s basic bread recipe (modified)

• 4 cup bread flour
• 3 ½ cup Healthy flour blend
• 3 tbsp (30g) yeast
• 2 tbsp honey or 30g sugar
• 110ml warm milk + 400ml tepid water
• 26g salt

Put all into d bread maker & select basic cycle for 1kg load. Check after 5mins & add 2-3 tbsp of water if dough is too dry. But from past (failure) tries, less water is needed if using wheat germ so try not to pour all d water in so fast.