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Pumpkin Bread with Maple Glaze Recipe

This pumpkin bread is my favorite recipe yet! Soft and moist and full of pumpkin flavor, it's not too sweet, which makes it the perfect bread for a maple glaze!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 slices
Author: Dorothy Kern
Cost: $8

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup (50g) brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup (79ml) vegetable oil or coconut oil
  • 1 cup (244g) pumpkin puree
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ⅓ cup (79ml) buttermilk (or add 1 tsp vinegar to ⅓ cup any kind of milk)
  • 2 cups (248g) all-purpose flour (or 1:1 GF flour or 1 cup each whole wheat and all-purpose)
  • 3 tablespoons (42g) unalted butter melted
  • 1 cup (113g) powdered sugar
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon maple extract
  • 1-2 tablespoons (5-10ml) heavy whipping cream (or any milk)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x5-inch metal loaf pan with nonstick baking spray.
  • Stir granulated sugar and brown sugar with oil and pumpkin. Stir in the eggs, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and baking soda. Stir until combined.
  • Stir in buttermilk (or milk + vinegar) and flour.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 40-50 minutes. A toothpick will come out with just a few crumbs from the center of the crack. (Size of pan can adjust baking time, as can type of pan, i.e. glass or porcelain).
  • Let the bread cool before glazing.
  • Make the glaze: whisk melted butter and powdered sugar. Mixture will be thick and gloppy. Whisk in extracts and 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream. It will smooth out, just keep whisking. Add more cream, up to 1 extra tablespoon, for desired consistency. Spread on bread, let dry before serving.

Notes

  • Use any kind of milk when making the glaze, but you'll need much less the less fat in the milk. (i.e. Heavy cream you might need 2 T but 2% milk would need 1 T, etc).

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 270kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 234mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 3335IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg

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