I can remember one day when I was a teenager, my mom came home from work and told me that she had this incredible tasting pumpkin bread that one of her coworkers made. She said she liked it so much that the lady gave her the recipe. My mom promptly handed over the recipe to me so I could make it for her! Lol
Up until that point I had never tried pumpkin bread, so I was a little skeptical. After l made it, I tasted it and it was delicious! It was so moist with cinnamon nutmeg spices. I was so glad my mom had me make it.
And it’s really super duper easy. It’s a one bowl recipe. The recipe calls for can pumpkin. If you’re not a fan of the stuff in the can, feel free to cook down an actual pumpkin instead by peeling and cutting it up. Boil until tender and puree in a food processor.
So, in a mixing bowl combine pumpkin, the spices, eggs, oil, dry ingredients and buttermilk. The original recipe uses 1/4 cup water, but I use buttermilk now. I love buttermilk in almost everything I bake! That combined with the oil makes all cakes so moist!
Bake it in a loaf pan for 50-60 minutes. While its cooling, make the glaze. Mix granulated sugar with water and vanilla. Cook until sugar is melted, but do not let the mixture brown. Add the pumpkin seeds and brush over the pumpkin bread.
I added the Vanilla Pumpkin Seed glaze myself. That is not part of the original recipe. But it adds an extra layer of flavor!
Eat it by itself or with jam, butter or spreads.
Remember, this is not my recipe. I can’t give credit to the originator because I don’t know who the person who gave my mom the recipe is. But Thanks whoever you are. This pumpkin bread is amazing! Enjoy!
Pumpkin Bread with Vanilla Pumpkin Seed Glaze
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
Glaze
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 3 tbsp pumpkin seeds
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix pumpkin, oil, eggs, buttermilk, and spices together. Add the dry ingredients and mix again. Pour into a butter and floured loaf pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
Glaze
- Combine sugar, vanilla and water in a saucepan. Cook until sugar dissolves. Add pumpkin seeds and take it off of the burner. Brush glaze on the bread and serve.
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