
Enjoy a fun twist on pumpkin bread with this pull apart pumpkin bread recipe. A yeast bread is infused with pumpkin and then baked in layers for a fun and delicious pumpkin bread.
Years ago I was part of The Secret Recipe Club. Each month club members made a recipe from another member. In October 2012, I totally lucked out when I was assigned Shelley’s blog, C Mom Cook. Shelley is a gal after my own yeast loving heart and it was so hard to choose just one recipe. My daughter asked for something chocolate so I was sorely tempted to try these Chocolate Swirl Brioche Buns. Brioche, chocolate and swirl?! Hello, gorgeous!
But then I clicked on the “pumpkin” recipe category, because I have a huge batch of homemade pumpkin puree in my fridge. The first recipe to pop up was almost too much to resist: Pumpkin Brown Butter Apple Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Glaze. Did I mention that Shelley loves brown butter just as much as she loves yeast? I love how this woman thinks! I didn’t want to completely commit to the rolls without seeing what else I was missing when I found it — Pumpkin Pull-Apart Bread. I love pull-apart breads. They are just a hoot to make, fun to eat and it would go perfectly with a chai latte made with my homemade chai tea concentrate!
The recipe makes this look like a lot of work, but it isn’t! It’s mostly make the dough, let rise, roll and slice dough, let rise, bake. That’s it! I had to fight my family off from eating the second loaf so that I could take photos the next morning!
In a medium sized sauce pan, melt butter over high heat. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until butter browns and smells nutty.
Pumpkin Pull-Apart Bread
Ingredients
Instructions
Remove from heat immediately and pour into mixing bowl.
Add the milk to the pan and heat just until small bubbles begin to form around the edges, but don't boil.
Add milk to browned butter in mixing bowl. Allow mixture to cool to lukewarm (100-110 degrees).
Add sugar and yeast to mixing bowl. Proof if yeast requires it. I use active dry yeast so I just move ahead.
Add pumpkin puree and salt to bowl and mix to combine. Add 1 cup flour and mix to combine.
Add flour, a 1/2 cup at a time, until a dough forms.
Knead dough by hand or in a stand mixer until it is soft, smooth, and elastic. Add more flour if needed.
Place dough in an oiled bowl and turn to coat. Cover and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled.
Meanwhile, prepare filling by whisking together sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
When dough looks like it is near done rising, brown 2 Tablespoons of butter in a small pan. Set aside.
Once the dough has doubled in size, roll out in to a large rectangle about 20"x12". Use flour, if needed, so that the dough doesn't stick to the work area. If you have a hard time getting the dough to roll out, let it rest for 5 minutes until it will stretch.
Use a pastry brush and brush the browned butter over the dough rectangle. Use all of the butter!
Next, sprinkle the sugar mixture on top of the butter. Again use it all up! It's a lot but trust the process.
Using a knife or preferably a pizza cutter, cut the dough rectangle in to width-wise strips. I didn't measure these, I just cut, but I'd guess they were about 2" wide.
Stack 3-4 strips on top of each other and cut the stacks in to thirds.
Place the small stacks of dough squares in a greased loaf pan on their sides, like you are filing 3x5 cards in the pan.
Continue stacking and cutting the dough until it is all in the pan.
Cover the loaf pan and allow dough to rise again until it is doubled, about 30 minutes.
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and bake 30-35 minutes.
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Creatively Homespun
September 1, 2015YUM!!! Way to rock it this week!! Thank you for linking up at the Creative K Kids’ Tasty Tuesdays! I have pinned your post to our Tasty Tuesdays Pinterest Board!! I hope to see you again this week! xo!
Camille
September 1, 2015Thanks for hosting and pinning!
Crystal Green
August 29, 2015Fall is my favorite time of year, and fall recipes like this one a must have to make it even better. I appreciate the fact that you shared this recipe with us on A Time for Seasons link up.
Camille
September 1, 2015Thank you so much for hosting!
Amy
October 16, 2014OMG I am hugry and that bread looks delicious. I wish I could have some right now with my morning coffee.
Camille
October 16, 2014Thanks, Amy! Not exactly Paleo, but delicious none the less! 😉
Libby's Library
October 13, 2014Oh my word – as a pumpkin fanatic, I’m going crazy right now. I want to make this tonight, but I don’t have any pumpkin in the pantry (try saying that 10 times fast!). This recipe is going to my file box, and I know what treat will be landing on my husband’s admins desks this week!
Camille
October 14, 2014I keep looking at this post thinking it needs step by step photos… just because I want to make some! 🙂 It will disappear quickly!
jessbures
October 5, 2014OMG YUM I need to make this tomorrow for breakfast lol. SO glad I found you on the monday link up. Tuesday I do a link up on my blog, hope you can come by and link up 🙂
Camille
October 5, 2014Thank you for the invitation and for stopping by. This is one of my fall must haves! 🙂
Lori
September 15, 2014Made this last night, exactly as written except I used a pumpkin pie spice blend, ground ginger, and a big pinch of cloves in lieu of the cinnamon & nutmeg. It came out perfect and so spicy. Thank you so much for sharing!
Camille
September 16, 2014Ooh! Good idea! I just posted a Homemade Pumpkin Pie spice mix today. 🙂
Carla
October 18, 2013I’ve never made pull apart bread, but you make it sound so do-able! And it looks absolutely amazing. I pinned this to my (CarlaINHouston) Recipes to Try and Love board.
I’d love to invite you to share this (and anything else pumpkin you’d like!) at the Perfectly Pumpkin Contest–you can see it at http://preschoolpowolpackets.blogspot.com/2013/10/2013-perfectly-pumpkin-contest.html I hope we see you there!
Camille
October 18, 2013Thanks for the invitation! I linked up!
April
October 17, 2013This looks amazing! I love your Pumpkin Pull Apart Bread – what a fabulous autumn treat. Thank you for sharing it with the Hearth and Soul hop.
Camille
October 17, 2013Thanks, April!
Erin {Delightful E Made}
October 13, 2013Stopping by from Mix It Up Monday, and had to come check out your beautiful Pull Apart bread. Need to try this ASAP! Have pinned!!
Nici
October 13, 2013Looks delicious! I love anything pumpkin and this looks particularly wonderful! Hope you’ll link up to our All Things Thursday Blog Hop and the It’s Fall Y’all Link Party, if you haven’t already. 😉 Have a super week!
Blessings,
Nici
Melissa
November 2, 2012Looks delicious! I love anything pumpkin and bread!
Melissa
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Lyuba
October 27, 2012Oh this looks wonderful! I have got to try this, thank you for the recipe 😉
Mariel
October 26, 2012Congrats! I’ll be featuring this tomorrow on ‘Or so she says…’ as one of my two favorites from last week’s link party. As a bonus, I will also share it with my followers on Pinterest and Facebook! Would love to have you stop back, the party opens again tomorrow…check out your post (and see it on shared elsewhere!) http://www.oneshetwoshe.com
Camille
October 26, 2012Thanks, Mariel! I’ll be by for sure!
Shelly
October 26, 2012I just printed this one out, I have GOT to try it! Thanks!
Camille
October 26, 2012It’s SO good! Double the recipe — trust me!
Run DMT
October 26, 2012That looks so amazing! I bet I would have to fight my family off too. Do you make your dough in a bread machine? Thanks for linking up at Friday Food Fight. 🙂
Camille
October 26, 2012Nope, no bread machines here. Although, I’m tempted to get one to make the dough. If they were just a bit smaller!
ang
October 24, 2012thanks again for linking up with me! i’m pining this and can’t wait to try it!
Michele
October 23, 2012Oh my suculant goodness!!! My mouth is watering and I just ATE!! I can’t make this soon enough. Thank you for sharing!!
ang
October 23, 2012thanks for linking up with marvelous mondays! i’d love for you to add this to the pumpkin patch hop, too! 🙂
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Alesha
October 22, 2012Wow, this looks SO good! I was looking for a new dessert recipe to make for our Thanksgiving dinner this year… I think I’ve found it!
Thank you so much for linking up with Delicious Dish Tuesday!
Jessi
October 21, 2012Yum, I’ve always wanted to try making a pull apart bread and this one sounds fabulous! Thanks for linking this up to The Fun In Functional!
Becky
October 21, 2012Wow, this looks awesome!! Yum, I’m hungry! Thanks for sharing at Foodtastic Friday!
Katherines Corner
October 20, 2012Oh my goodness pass the milk please! Yum. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. Wishing you a beautiful weekend xo
Liz
October 20, 2012This looks so tastey! I might have to try this out – love pumpkin flavored anything during fall! Thanks for sharing at our Pinteresting Link Party!
HungryLittleGirl
October 19, 2012Thank you so much for sharing at FFF.
I’ve never made a pull-apart bread and it looks, like yours is going to be the first one ever, because it looks so so delicious!
Your new Co-Host Jutta
Miz Helen
October 19, 2012Thank you so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you have a great weekend and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Winnie
October 18, 2012It’s and amazing bread!
I’d loooooooove to make it
Christie - Food Done Light
October 18, 2012I saw you on Foodtastic Fridays. I have been wanting to try a pull apart bread. This one looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
Steph
October 18, 2012mmm, looks and sounds so good!
Mimi
October 18, 2012Wow, that looks amazing! I just pinned it because it’s definitely something I want to try and know my boys would go nuts for!
Camille
October 18, 2012I’m sure they will! My kids did!
Kathryn Ross
October 18, 2012Hi Camille! Joy to you and how I have enjoyed my visit WITH you this morning! Visiting over from Katherine’s Corner – coaxed by this Pumpkin Pull Apart Bread! Love all things pumpkin! Love that you have so many grand recipes and we share many things in common – our love of the Lord and homeschooling being quite at the top of the list! The Writer’s Reverie is my personal blog for creativity and inspiration, but I also am the director of Constellation Academy Home School Resources Network at http://www.constellationacademyhsrn.blogspot.com where we offer language arts, literature, history, and Bible unit study classes and drama productions with field trip coordination and mentoring workshops for home school moms. My kids are grown and married (daughter’s wedding coming up in November!) but teaching and learning is a life career. Following you – know you’ll be an inspiration! BTW – I get a lot of Apologia in pdf downloads for free or very cheap at CurrClick – Google it and enjoy the deals – if you haven’t already!!
Joy!
Kathy
Camille
October 18, 2012Thanks for stopping by and for the info!
Kelly at Smart! School {House}
October 17, 2012Oh this looks dangerously good! We love having you at Whimsy Wednesday!
Kelly,
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Daniela
October 17, 2012must try! I love anything bread!
Chris
October 17, 2012This is one my favorite dish really amazing, i’m gonna try it tonight. Thanks for sharing 🙂
SeattleDee
October 16, 2012This recipe could make anyone a pull-apart bread fan. Good choice for SRC this pumpkin filled month.
Camille
October 16, 2012Tis the season, right? 🙂
colleen
October 16, 2012Yummy. I really need to get on the pull apart bread bandwagon!
Camille
October 16, 2012Yes, you do!! They are so fun and delicious!
Heather
October 16, 2012Homemade breads are such a treat in my book, but adding the pumpkin purée with it makes it taste outstanding I bet!
Camille
October 16, 2012Definitely adds a nice little touch!
Marty
October 16, 2012That bread looks scrumptious! And I feel like Christmas came early with your link ups 🙂
Camille
October 16, 2012Thank you!!
katie
October 15, 2012I can just imagine how much my kids would love this as the breakfast table! 🙂
Camille
October 16, 2012I had to fight mine off so I could take photos!
maria
October 15, 2012I am still not very good with yeast that was sooo brave. I need to practice some more looks great. what a great SRC recipe
Camille
October 16, 2012Keep practicing! I have a good relationship with yeast. Gravy, on the other hand…. we’re not friends.
Miz Helen
October 15, 2012Hi Camille,
Your Pumpkin Pull Apart Bread looks delicious, we will just love it! Great selection for the SRC.
Miz Helen
Camille
October 16, 2012We should have a pull-apart bread vs. latte coffee cake show down! 🙂
Hezzi-D
October 15, 2012I LOVE pull apart bread! Now you are adding pumpkin to it? YUM!
Camille
October 16, 2012That’s what I said when I saw the recipe! I didn’t think it could get any better.
Jeanie
October 15, 2012I love pull apart bread. It’s so lovely and so delicious. This looks marvelous.
Camille
October 16, 2012Thank you! It’s just so fun to eat.
Heather
October 15, 2012Oh YUM! I think I need to make this asap!!! Great cooking with you in SRC!
Camille
October 16, 2012Thanks, Heather!
Kelley
October 15, 2012Umm.. YUM!!!! I would like some for lunch please 🙂
Camille
October 16, 2012Well, come on over, girl!
Shelley C
October 15, 2012Oh yay! First of all, thank you so much for your awesome write-up – you are so sweet!! Secondly, your pumpkin pullapart bread looks OUTSTANDING and makes me want to run right to the kitchen to bake another 🙂 I am so glad that you guys enjoyed it.
Camille
October 15, 2012Shelley! I spelled your name wrong. 🙂 Going to go fix that. Thanks for a totally awesome blog. I’d be happy to have yours every month!