Classic pumpkin loaf
By Chatelaine
Photo, Erik Putz.
Everyone's favourite fall gourd can be used for so much more than just pie (though, that's delicious too!)
Ingredients
-
1 3/4 cups
all-purpose
flour
-
1 1/2 tsp
baking powder
-
1/2 tsp
baking soda
-
1 1/2 tsp
pumpkin-pie spice
-
1/2 tsp
cinnamon
-
1/2 tsp
salt
-
2
eggs
-
1 1/4 cups
granulated
sugar
-
1 cup
canned
pumpkin purée
-
1/2 cup
canola oil
-
1 tsp
vanilla
-
1/3 250-g pkg
cream cheese
, softened
-
4 tsp
unsalted
butter
, softened
-
1/3 cup
icing sugar
-
2 tbsp
pepitas
, (optional)
Instructions
- PREHEAT oven to 350F. Line a 9 x 5-in. loaf pan with parchment, overhanging on both long sides.
- WHISK flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin-pie spice, cinnamon and 1/2 tsp salt in a medium bowl.
- WHISK eggs and granulated sugar in a large bowl. Whisk in pumpkin, oil and vanilla. Stir flour mixture into pumpkin mixture until combined. Scrape into prepared pan and smooth top.
- BAKE until loaf is dark golden and a skewer inserted in centre comes out clean, 50 to 55 min. Let cool on a rack for 15 min. Remove from pan and peel off parchment. Cool loaf completely on rack.
- BEAT cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium, until smooth. Beat in icing sugar until combined. Spread over loaf. Sprinkle with pepitas.
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Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 297,
- Protein
- 4 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 40 g,
- Fat
- 14 g,
- Fibre
- 1 g,
- Sodium
- 221 mg.
- Excellent source of
- vitamin A