A quick bread would make a handsome addition to any holiday dessert table. It is almost like a banana bread, but uses pumpkin puree instead.
Original recipe makes 1 9×5-inch loaf
Ingredients
cooking spray
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts
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PREP
15 mins
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COOK
1 hr
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READY IN
1 hr 15 mins
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Spray a 9×5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
- Mix butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
- Whisk in eggs one at a time until combined.
- Whisk in the pumpkin puree, cinnamon, Chinese five-spice powder, and allspice until combined.
- Stir flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda into the pumpkin mixture and mix until just combined. Stir in chopped walnuts.
- Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
Nutrition
Calories: 282 kcal
Carbohydrates: 36.8 g
Cholesterol: 56 mg
Fat: 13.7 g
Fiber: 2.2 g
Protein: 4.8 g
Sodium: 438 mg