Pumpkin Sourdough Bread

Name: Pumpkin Sourdough Bread
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Ingredients: scant ¼ cup (50g) mature starter (room temperature); ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp (50g) flour; 3 ½ tbsp (50g) tepid water ((filtered, bottled, or boiled and cooled to room temperature)); 3 ½ oz (100g) active starter ((most of the starter you prepared earlier)); 1 ¼ cups (300g) water ((filtered, bottled, or boiled and cooled to room temperature)); 3 ½ oz (100g) canned pumpkin purée; 3 tbsp honey or maple syrup; 1 tbsp pumpkin spice; ½ tsp ground turmeric (optional – for color only, see notes); scant 2 tsp sea salt; 4 cups (500g) white bread flour (, more as needed); olive oil (for greasing the bowl, as needed); olive or vegetable oil (for the string, as needed); rice flour or gluten free flour (for the bowl or banneton, as needed)

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:50min

This Pumpkin Sourdough Bread is fragrant with spices, subtly sweet and shaped like a pumpkin! A fun and easy (I promise!) sourdough bread recipe that’s perfect for Fall.

Updated at: Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:13:10 GMT