Spiced Pecan Pumpkin Bread
A delicious and easy pumpkin bread recipe that is spiced with pecans and perfect for the fall season.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon of Season with Spice's Ceylon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon of Season with Spice's ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp of Season with Spice's ground ginger
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar or slightly less
- 1/2 cup cold pressed virgin sunflower oil or other light tasting oil like grapeseed oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree*
- 2/3 cup yogurt I used Greek yogurt & a bit of milk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans and more for toppings
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, combine flours, baking soda, salt, and spices.
- In another large bowl, beat sugar and oil. Then mix in eggs, mashed pumpkin, yogurt, and vanilla extract. Combine with the dry ingredients. Then stir in the chopped pecans.
- Bake until a skewer inserted into center comes out clean – should take about 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes. Then transfer to a rack and allow to cool for ten minutes. Finally, slide bread out from pan and allow to cool completely.
*To make your own pumpkin purée:
- Cut a small pumpkin in half, and scoop out the seeds and pulp. Remove the hard stem. Then place both halves on a baking pan, open end up. Place the pan in the oven and pour a little water into the pan to prevent the bottom of the pumpkin halves from burning.
- Bake at 350°F until soft – about 45 minutes to an hour.
- Allow the pumpkin halves to cool before scooping out the flesh. You can then use a blender to make a smooth pumpkin puree, but I prefer to just mash the cooked pumpkin with a fork to retain some chunkiness, in order to add texture and color to the bread.
Notes
- Use a small to medium sized sugar pumpkin for baking. Choose one that feels dense, heavy, and not hollow.
- Place the loaf pan on a lower rack of the oven to prevent the pecans from burning.
- Have fun with the spices, and use your favorite fall baking combination!
- Place the loaf pan on a lower rack of the oven to prevent the pecans from burning.
- Have fun with the spices, and use your favorite fall baking combination!
Nutrition
Serving: 150gCalories: 2935kcalCarbohydrates: 334gProtein: 46gFat: 166gSaturated Fat: 21gPolyunsaturated Fat: 19gMonounsaturated Fat: 119gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 349mgSodium: 2520mgPotassium: 1755mgFiber: 25gSugar: 179gVitamin A: 38807IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 532mgIron: 15mg
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