Pumpkins are not meant for Halloween only. They can be used to prepare many different pumpkin bread recipe. Here is a simple pumpkin bread recipe with canned pumpkin that everybody in your family will love.
Ingredients:
– Ripe bananas – 2
– Canned pumpkin – 1 cup (drained)
– Canola oil – 1/4 cup
– Eggs – 2
– Whole wheat flour – 2 cups
– Rolled oats – 1/2 cup
– Baking powder – 1 teaspoon
– Baking soda – 1/2 teaspoon
– Salt – 1/2 teaspoon
– Sugar – 2/3 cup
– Nutmeg – 1/2 teaspoon
– Ground ginger – 1/2 teaspoon
– Ground cinnamon – 1/2 teaspoon
Instructions:
– Preheat the oven to 350F.
– Peel and mash the bananas.
– Grease and flour a 9×3 inch bread loaf pan.
– Beat the eggs till fluffy.
– Add the mashed bananas and canned pumpkin to the eggs and blend well. You will get a gooey kind of mixture.
– Add the oil and sugar to the mix and blend well. Use an electric mixer on low speed.
– In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, oats and salt together.
– Add this dry mix to the pumpkin mix until just mixed. You will get an even moist mix.
– Pour the batter in the greased bread pan.
– Bake in the preheated oven at 350F for about 1 hour.
– Remove from the oven and cool before cutting in slices to serve.
Though you can serve this bread as it is with hot cocoa and enjoy as an evening snack, you can also serve it with a spicy caramel apple sauce.
Ingredients:
– Heavy cream – 1 cup
– Apple juice – 1/2 cup
– Star anise – 1
– Fresh ginger – 1 inch piece
– Cloves – 4
– Cinnamon sticks – 2
– Grated nutmeg – 1/8 teaspoon
– Sugar – 1 1/2 cups
– Apple cider vinegar – 1 tablespoon
– Apple schnapps – 1 tablespoon
– Water – 1/2 cup
Instructions:
– In a small saucepan, combine the cream, apple juice, star anise, ginger, cloves, cinnamon and grated fresh nutmeg and bring it to simmer.
– Remove from heat and let the mix steep for about 30 minutes. Strain and set aside.
– In a separate pan, take the sugar, water and apple cider vinegar and simmer for 8 minutes on low heat. Don’t stir the mix. Remove from the heat once the mix turns a deep amber color.
– Remove from heat and slowly stir in the cream mix until well mixed.
– Add the apple schnapps to the mix.
– Heat for another 30-40 seconds and remove from heat.
– Keep in a serving bowl and serve warm with the bread.
– You can also make this 2 days in advance and warm before serving.
