Pumpkin Bread

By á-37295

The delicious smell of cinnamon and chopped nuts, this pumpkin bread is a classic.

Ingredients

• ORANGE GLAZE:
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 cup pumpkin purée
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 stick (4-ounces) butter, melted (can sub 1/2 cup light olive oil)
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 teaspoons molasses
• 1 teaspoon orange zest, optional
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, optional
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 75mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 350°F. Put in the middle rack of the oven. Butter the insides of an 8 x 4 x 3 -inch loaf pan.

Whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice in a large bowl.

Mix together the pumpkin purée, sugar, the melted butter, beaten eggs, 1/4 cup of water, molasses, and orange zest (if using) in a separate bowl.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined and there is no more dry flour in the batter.

Do not over-mix! If adding chopped pecans or walnuts, stir them in.

Pour the batter into the loaf pan and smooth the top. Bake at 350°F for 45 to 60 minutes (depending on your oven and the color of your loaf pan—dark pans cook the contents more quickly than light pans), or until a tester poked in the center of the loaf comes out clean.

Remove from oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
Then run a blunt dinner knife around the edges of the pumpkin bread to gently separate it from the pan.

If using the glaze, whisk together in a medium bowl the powdered sugar, orange juice, zest, and vanilla. Whisk until smooth. If too thick add a little more juice. If too thin, add a little more powdered sugar.

Wait until the pumpkin bread has cooled completely before drizzling with glaze or slicing. Tip: use a serrated knife to slice. Fewer crumbs that way!