Easy Pumpkin Bread
Soft and fluffy Pumpkin Bread perfect for a crisp fall afternoon. This easy recipe is a great homemade bread recipe for all levels of bakers.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin spice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup pumpkin
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup cooking oil I used avocado
- ¼ cup buttermilk or sour milk see Note 1 below to make at home
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9x5 loaf pan. Make buttermilk/ sour milk if making homemade, and set to the side.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Set to the side.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl whisk together the pumpkin, white sugar, brown sugar, oil, buttermilk and vanilla extract. Whisk until really well combined. Pour dry mixture on top of wet mixture and use a spatula to fold to combine. Fold only until no white specks remain. Be careful not to over mix! See photos above for a visual.
- Place pumpkin batter in prepared loaf pan and bake 30-35 minutes until and inserted toothpick comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Return to the oven until done if there is any batter on your toothpick.
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Notes
- I like my buttermilk a little more sour. In a ¼ cup measuring cup, measure in 2 teaspoons vinegar or lemon juice, then fill the rest of the way with milk. Make this first then let sit for at least 5 minutes before using. This works best with 1%, 2% or whole, but skim will do in a pinch.
- If making in an 8x4 pan, reduce heat to 325° F and bake for 45-55 minutes until and inserted toothpick comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- We absolutely love this recipe with chocolate chips. After folding in the dry ingredients, but while there are still streaks of flour, add the chocolate chips and continue folding until no white streaks remain. We prefer semi-sweet chocolate chips, but you can use whatever you like best.
- For the softest, fluffiest pumpkin bread, make sure you do not over mix when you add in the dry ingredients. Go slowly and use a folding motion to get the best results and stop as soon as the flour streaks are gone!
Nutrition
Serving: 1thick sliceCalories: 278kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 0.3mgSodium: 427mgPotassium: 109mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 1240IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 59mgIron: 2mg
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