Description
A recipe for moist pumpkin bread featuring a distinct, flavorful cinnamon swirl throughout the loaf.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- For the Swirl:
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a standard 9×5 inch loaf pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, pumpkin puree, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract until combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing only until just combined. Do not overmix the batter.
- Prepare the swirl mixture: In a small bowl, combine the swirl brown sugar, swirl flour, and swirl cinnamon. Pour in the melted butter and mix until crumbly.
- Pour half of the pumpkin batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Sprinkle the entire cinnamon swirl mixture evenly over the batter layer.
- Gently pour the remaining pumpkin batter over the swirl layer.
- Use a knife or thin spatula to gently cut through the batter in a zigzag pattern 3 to 4 times to create the swirl effect. Avoid over-swirling.
- Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- To keep the swirl defined, do not mix the swirl mixture into the batter; layer it instead.
- For a moister loaf, check for doneness closer to the 55-minute mark.
- If the top browns too quickly, loosely tent the loaf with aluminum foil for the last 15 minutes of baking.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 60 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg