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Pumpkin Spice Loaf
Pumpkin Spice Loaf blends pumpkin puree with warmed spices, nuts, and raisins in a sweet, moist batter. It bakes into tender, richly flavored loaves topped with crunchy pecans and pumpkin seeds. This loaf highlights autumn spices and textured nuts balanced with moist pumpkin throughout the crumb.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 20 mins
Additional Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 35 mins
Servings:
18
servings
Calories:
350 kcal
Course:
Bread
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon cloves ground
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 3 egg large
- 15 oz pumpkin 1 can, puree
- 1 ¼ cup pecans chopped
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds untoasted
- ¼ cup raisins
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°
- Coat two 9 x 5 loaf pans lightly with cooking spray
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and salt.
- In another bowl, beat together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until creamy.
- Gradually beat eggs into butter & sugar mixture until combined.
- Add pumpkin puree to butter & sugar mixture, beating until combined.
- Add half the flour and spice mixture to the butter/sugar/egg/pumpkin mixture, folding in until just combined. Add the remaining half of the dry ingredients, folding in as above.
- Fold in 1 cup of the pecans and the raisins.
- Spread the batter evenly in the two loaf pans, smoothing the tops
- Sprinkle remaining ¼ cup of pecans and pumpkin seeds over the tops of the loaves.
- Bake 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and transfer to wire rack.
- Allow to cool 15 minutes before loosening sides of the loaves with a knife, then removing from pans
- Return to wire racks and allow to cool completely before slicing.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
350kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
48g
(16%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Cholesterol
54mg
(18%)
Sodium
205mg
(9%)
Potassium
165mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
29g
(58%)
Vitamin A
4035IU
(81%)
Vitamin C
1.1mg
(1%)
Calcium
47mg
(5%)
Iron
1.9mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 350
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 350kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 54mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 205mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 165mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 29g | 58% |
| Vitamin A | 4035IU | 81% |
| Vitamin C | 1.1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1.9mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.