Spiced Pumpkin Bread
- Dry
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled (220 g)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¾ tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- Wet
- 1 cup pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling (245 g)
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- ½ cup vegetable oil, 120 ml
- ¾ cup granulated sugar, 150 g
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed (106 g)
- ¼ cup water, 60 ml
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Topping
- 1 tbsp turbinado sugar (optional)
Spiced Pumpkin Bread
- Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and line it with a parchment sling.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves.
- In a large bowl, whisk the pumpkin, eggs, oil, both sugars, water and vanilla until smooth.
- Add the flour mixture and fold with a spatula just until no dry flour remains.
- Scrape the batter into the pan, smooth the top and sprinkle with the turbinado sugar, if using.
- Bake until a toothpick in the center comes out clean. Lay foil over the top after 40 minutes if it is browning fast.
- Cool in the pan on a rack.
Spiced Pumpkin Bread
- Lift the loaf out and let it cool completely before slicing.