Description
Perfect Pumpkin Bread is a moist, warmly spiced quick bread made with pumpkin puree, brown sugar, oil, eggs, and fresh pumpkin spice. The recipe makes two tender loaves with a lightly crisp sugar crust.
Ingredients
Scale
- Oil or baking spray, for preparing the pans
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided, for coating and topping
- 1 can pumpkin puree, 15 ounces or 425 grams
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup neutral oil
- 1 tablespoon bourbon or pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and place a rack in the center.
- Grease two 9-by-5-inch loaf pans with oil or baking spray.
- Add 1 tablespoon of sugar to each pan and rotate the pans to coat the bottoms and sides.
- Whisk the pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, bourbon or vanilla, granulated sugar, and dark brown sugar in a large bowl until smooth.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin spice in a separate bowl.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients while whisking gently.
- Switch to a spatula and stir the batter about 50 strokes, stopping when no dry flour remains.
- Divide the batter evenly between the prepared loaf pans and smooth the tops.
- Sprinkle the remaining tablespoon of sugar evenly over both loaves.
- Bake for 60 to 65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in each center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Carefully remove the loaves from the pans and place them on a cooling rack.
- Cool completely before slicing.
Notes
- Use plain pumpkin puree rather than sweetened pumpkin pie filling.
- If the pumpkin puree looks watery, simmer it until thick and cool it before mixing.
- Fresh pumpkin pie spice produces the strongest flavor.
- Do not overmix the batter, or the finished bread may become tough.
- The bread develops fuller flavor and slices more cleanly the next day.
- Wrap cooled loaves tightly and freeze them for up to three months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Quick Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 345
- Sugar: 29
- Sodium: 190
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Unsaturated Fat: 13
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 49
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 31