"Only the knife knows what goes on in the heart of a pumpkin."
-Simone Schwarz-Bart It's here. October. My favorite month of the year. The month where the BF hangs on for dear life, as I vortex all things pumpkin. [Ed. note: I'm worried about you, man. Seriously.] Pumpkin items I adore: bread, muffins, donuts, cakes, cookies, popovers (coming soon to the blog), ice cream, mousse, cheesecake, soups, curries, pancakes, french toast, scones, cinnamon rolls, trifle and candles. Lots and lots of candles. Most unnecessary pumpkin-spice products that I've seen? Pringles, vodka, body lotion, kale chips, salsa, salmon and bagels (the BF had a bite and requested that I never, ever, pinkie-swear-on-penalty-of-death buy that again). [Ed. note: Can confirm.] Side note: The Huffington Post "reports that their taste testers were struck with a variety of reactions to Pringles’ new line of potato chips, ranging from 'surprisingly not revolted' to a 'horrible abomination to humanity.'" October is also the month to make a mean pumpkin lasagna, crispy pumpkin and sage cannelloni (coming to the blog close to Thanksgiving) and pumpkin gnocchi. Seriously, I feel like there are not enough days in October for everything I want to make with pumpkin. [Ed. note: So this is why you were pining for them in February.]
This pumpkin bread is moist, tender and plush on the inside, with a sumptuous cinnamon-sugar craggy lid. One of my biggest pet peeves when baking pumpkin bread are the recipes that use 1 cup of pumpkin puree out of a can that holds 1 ¾ cup. That leftover puree drives me bat-shit crazy. [Ed. note: Can confirm.] Fear not, this recipe utilizes every last drop of that canned pumpkin and it only takes one bowl to make.
Very key here is the size of your loaf pan, as this will fill out every inch of it. Mine holds 6 liquid cups; it’s 8 × 4 inches on the bottom and 9 × 5 inches on the top. If yours is even slightly smaller or you’re nervous, go ahead and scoop out a little to make a muffin or two. Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen says, "Finally, I know someone is going to say 'that’s way too much sugar!' but please keep in mind this loaf is gigantic, easily 1.5x a normal one and the sugar is scaled accordingly. You can decrease it if you wish but we have made this now several times and many people have commented about how in-check the sugar level tastes, not over the top at all." PS: Can't forget last year's pumpkin challah (www.moveablefeast.me/blog/pumpkin-challah), and mini pumpkin whoopie pies with apple cider filling (www.moveablefeast.me/blog/mini-pumpkin-whoopie-pies-with-apple-cider-cream-cheese-filling), which were client and reader favorites.
Adapted from: Smitten Kitchen
Number of servings: 8-10 Ingredients Bread
Directions
9 Comments
julie
10/4/2018 11:36:27 pm
Your ' pumpkin fever' is so contagious! Dang, I miss you....
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Jacqueline Steiner
10/5/2018 07:53:46 am
Yes, it is pumpkin FEVER!!! You are so cute. Please talk Heidi into making this....it's ONE bowl. You can give half to friends. You will crave it with your coffee. You will thank me later. You're welcome.
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Heidi
10/7/2018 04:29:02 pm
I am gonna have to try this! Julie asked me toi last night.
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Jacqueline Steiner
10/7/2018 04:40:23 pm
Heidi- it's easy, and only takes one bowl. Hope you like it. Let me know how it turns out for you. xoxo
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Heidi
10/8/2018 02:34:12 pm
Its in the oven. Smells good.
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wendy Loren
10/11/2018 10:55:57 am
I just got a big pumpkin from a friend's garden and am thinking this is a perfect recipe for half of it!!! Thanks so much. I certainly feel autumn is here when "pumpkin " is in the conversation. Love you all.
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Jacqueline Steiner
10/11/2018 04:01:27 pm
Wendy!! I promise you your fresh garden pumpkin will be awesome for this pumpkin bread. I feel the same way about autumn as you do. Love you bunches. xoxo
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Lynn
10/20/2018 08:47:04 am
I made this the other day. It was THE best pumpkin bread I've ever made. The only changes were to triple the recipe to make 13 mini loaves, instead of the cinnamon-nutmeg-ginger-cloves, I used a tablespoon of pumpkin pie spice (too lazy to get out all the spices) and doubled the topping ingredients. Today I'll take several of the loaves to church to give to the older members who can't bake anymore but like when I bring them treats. I guarantee they will love this!
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Jacqueline Steiner
10/20/2018 03:58:25 pm
Hi Lynn, Thank you so much for the feedback! It's my favorite pumpkin bread too. Wow-you tripled the recipe!!! I love that idea and I'll keep that in mind for the holidays. What a great idea!
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