Starbucks Pumpkin Bread
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Starbucks Pumpkin Bread
Description
The Starbucks Pumpkin Bread recipe utilizes a combination of all-purpose flour, sugar, and a variety of traditional fall spices to create its distinctive flavor profile. The wet ingredients include pumpkin puree, beaten eggs, vegetable oil (excluding olive or peanut oils to avoid flavor interference), and vanilla extract, ensuring a tender crumb and moist texture. The batter is mixed gently to avoid overworking the gluten, preserving softness.
Baked in a 9x5-inch loaf pan, the bread develops a golden crust and a moist interior, with a subtle sweetness from the sugar and warm aromatic notes from the pumpkin pie spice blend, including cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, allspice, and clove. Roasted salted pumpkin seeds sprinkled on top add a contrasting crunch and a mild savory touch.
This bread is well suited for slice-and-serve occasions like breakfast or snack time, especially when paired with a hot beverage. The inclusion of roasted pumpkin seeds and rich spices makes the loaf a distinctive pumpkin bread variety that highlights autumn flavors.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon clove
- pumpkin pie spice scant 2 teaspoons, alternative to other spices
- 2 egg beaten
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil do not use olive or peanut oil
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/3 cup pumpkin seeds roasted, salted, kernels (pepitas
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with nonstick spray.
- Sift the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and spices into a large bowl.
- In a smaller bowl, whisk to combine the eggs, oil, pumpkin puree, and vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until the mixture is no longer lumpy. Do not overmix.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, sprinkle the pumpkin seeds on top, and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for about 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 274 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 274kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 32mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 298mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 99mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 3860IU | 77% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1.5mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.