Pumpkin Bread
Fall is here, and there is nothing better than a fresh loaf of this moist, tender, and incredibly delicious pumpkin bread! This bread fills the house with its wonderful aroma and makes you feel like you are in the middle of a fine bakery! It is a super simple one-bowl recipe you can throw together in minutes!
Ingredients
For the batter:
- 200 g All-purpose flour
- 2 tsp Pumpkin pie spice
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 3 Eggs
- 350 g Pumpkin Puree homemade or store bought
- 150 g Vegetable oil
- 200 g Granulated sugar
- 100 g Dark brown sugar
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
For the topping:
- 60 g Pepita seeds pumpkin seeds
- 1 tsp Maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp Vegetable oil
Instructions
Batter:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F or 180°C. Line a 10x5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper and grease the sides where the parchment paper doesn’t cover the pan.
- Place the eggs in a big mixing bowl, and mix for about 3 minutes with a hand mixer. The eggs will become fluffy and liter in color.
- Add the pumpkin puree and whisk until well incorporated. See my tips for how to make homemade pumpkin puree above.
- Then add the vegetable oil, sugars, and vanilla extract and mix it all up.
- Mix the flour, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a separate, smaller bowl.
- Add the flour to the pumpkin mixture and mix until you don’t see any more flour lumps.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, and smoothen it out.
Topping:
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the pepita seeds (pumpkin seeds), maple syrup, and vegetable oil.
Baking:
- Drizzle the pepita seeds over the top. Then bake for 50-60 minutes. The loaf is done if you insert a toothpick into the center, and it comes out clean without any batter sticking to it. Depending on the size of your loaf pan, it might take a little less or more time to bake.
- Cool for 15-20minutes, then take it out of the pan and place it on a cooling rack.
Notes
➙ This batter is pretty runny, so don’t worry and think you mismeasured your ingredients; you did not :)
➙ An easy and most accurate way to check if your loaf is baked all the way through; is if you insert a food thermometer into the center and the thermometer shows an internal temperature of 195-205°F or °C.
Nutrition
Calories: 328kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 5gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 292mgPotassium: 151mgFiber: 2gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 4601IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 2mg
Nutrition Facts
Pumpkin Bread
Amount per Serving
Calories
328
% Daily Value*
Fat
17
g
26
%
Saturated Fat
3
g
19
%
Trans Fat
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
9
g
Monounsaturated Fat
4
g
Cholesterol
41
mg
14
%
Sodium
292
mg
13
%
Potassium
151
mg
4
%
Carbohydrates
42
g
14
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
26
g
29
%
Protein
5
g
10
%
Vitamin A
4601
IU
92
%
Vitamin C
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
52
mg
5
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.