Orange-Spice Pumpkin Bread
Ingredients
- For the bread ⓘ
- 1 1/2 cups flour ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon ⓘ
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted ⓘ
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 cup granulated sugar ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons orange zest, finely chopped ⓘ
- 3 eggs, beaten lightly
- 1 cup pumpkin puree ⓘ
- For the glaze ⓘ
- 3/4 cup water ⓘ
- 1 orange, zest of, finely chopped ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, peeled, finely chopped or 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger ⓘ
Instructions
- Bring all ingredients to room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease loaf pan.
- Sift first 8 ingredients together.
- In mixer bowl beat together butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and orange zest (the 2 tsp) on medium speed until well combined, about 2 minutes.
- Add eggs, pumpkin puree and beat another 2 minutes.
- Remove bowl from mixer and fold in, by hand and in two additions, the sifted dry ingredients until just barely mixed.
- Pour into the pan and bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 55-60 minutes.
- Cool for 15 minutes on a rack and then turn upside and tap gently to remove loaf from pan.
- For the glaze:
- Whisk all glaze ingredients together in a small saucepan set over medium heat.
- Bring to a simmer and cook about 5 minutes, until slightly thickened.
- Pour through a sieve into a heatproof bowl.
- Brush onto warm loaf.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1164
kcal
58% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).