makes 1 loaf
Toasted pumpkin seeds are proof that there is more to this giant fall vegetable than the pumpkin pie most people eat just once or twice a year. When toasted, pumpkin seeds have a distinctive flavor that marries well with the toastiness of grains. And in this recipe, because the toasted pumpkin seeds are ground to the fineness of flour, the dough is suffused with their essential oils, which have a rich and pronounced flavor that stands up well to whole wheat. Serve it as a table bread with a rich butter (for me that’s the best Irish creamery kind or, failing that, any cultured butter). It’s the kind of hearty combination that I think of serving in the fall, alongside upland game birds or waterfowl, such as pheasant, grouse, woodcock, duck, or wild turkey.