Description
Warm Pumpkin Bread with Snickerdoodle Streusel blends autumn’s cinnamon-spiced comfort with a delightful twist of sweet crumble. Seasonal baking reaches new heights when familiar flavors dance together, creating a memorable treat you’ll savor with each delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups (180 grams) all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) vegetable oil
Sugars and Sweeteners:
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup (50 grams) brown sugar
Spices and Leavening:
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare a loaf pan with cooking spray or parchment paper for effortless bread removal.
- Sift together the dry ingredients – flour, aromatic spices, and leavening agent – ensuring a uniform mixture that will create a light, tender crumb.
- Whisk the wet components – velvety pumpkin puree, golden sugars, farm-fresh eggs, and silky vegetable oil – until the mixture transforms into a harmonious, glossy blend.
- Gently fold the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture, using delicate strokes to prevent overworking the batter, which could result in a dense loaf.
- Transfer the lustrous batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the surface with a spatula to create an even distribution.
- Craft the snickerdoodle streusel by combining granulated sugar, fragrant cinnamon, and chilled butter, working the ingredients until they resemble coarse, crumbly sand.
- Lavishly scatter the streusel across the pumpkin batter, creating a textural topping that will caramelize during baking.
- Slide the pan into the preheated oven and bake for 45-50 minutes, rotating midway to ensure uniform browning, until a slender skewer emerges clean when inserted into the bread’s center.
- Allow the bread to rest in the pan for 10 minutes, then carefully transfer to a wire rack, permitting it to cool completely and develop its full, rich flavor profile.
Notes
- Swap vegetable oil with unsweetened applesauce for a lighter, healthier version that reduces overall fat content while maintaining moisture.
- Enhance flavor complexity by toasting ground nutmeg and cinnamon briefly before mixing into dry ingredients, which releases deeper, more aromatic notes.
- Create gluten-free adaptation by substituting all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend, ensuring the same tender texture and delicious taste.
- Prevent streusel from sinking by coating cold butter pieces in a light dusting of flour before mixing, which helps them stay suspended during baking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg