How To Make Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Bread Recipe. This rustic sweet bread is perfect to enjoy as a hearty snack at any time of the day. Relish our Pumpkin Bread recipe. Enlarge

How To Make Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Bread Recipe. This rustic sweet bread is perfect to enjoy as a hearty snack at any time of the day. Relish our Pumpkin Bread recipe.

Prep:
30m
Cook:
50m
Total:
1h:20m
Temp:
180° c  -  360° f

Step 1: You will need

  • 210 g flour
  • half tsp salt
  • 200 g sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 300 g pumpkin puree, method can be found in the recipe for pumpkin pie
  • 60 ml olive oil
  • 60 ml vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 60 ml orange juice
  • one third tsp nutmeg
  • one third tsp cinnamon
  • one third tsp allspice
  • 75 g walnuts, roughly chopped
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 spoon
  • 1 1 litre bread loaf tin, buttered and floured
  • 1 large bowl
  • 1 small bowl

Step 2: Preheat the oven

Set the temperature to 180ÂșC, or gas mark 4.

Step 3: Mix the wet ingredients

In the small bowl mix the pumpkin puree, olive oil, vegetable oil, eggs and orange juice. Stir well and set aside.

Step 4: Mix the dry ingredients

In the large bowl mix the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and the three spices.

Step 5: Mix the wet and dry ingredients

Pour the wet mixture into the large bowl with the dry ingredients and briefly mix. Finally, add the chopped walnuts.

Step 6: Transfer to the baking tin and bake

Spoon the mixture out into the tin, place it in the centre of the oven and bake for 50 minutes.

Step 7: Remove from the oven

After 50 minutes, check that the bread is ready. Insert a wooden skewer into the centre. If it comes out clean remove from the oven and set aside to cool.

Step 8: Serve

When the bread has cooled, take it out of the tin, slice and serve.