Pumpkin Bread
(Source: Cooks Illustrated)
Topping
5 tablespoons packed (2 ¼ ounces) light brown sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
Bread
2 cups (10 ounces) all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 (15-ounce) can unsweetened
pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup (7 ounces) granulated sugar
1 cup packed (7 ounces) light brown sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 ounces cream cheese, cut into 12 pieces
4 large eggs
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped fine
FOR THE TOPPING: Using fingers, mix all ingredients
together in bowl until well combined and topping resembles wet sand; set aside.
FOR THE BREAD: Adjust oven rack to middle position and
heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 8 1/2 by 4 1/2-inch loaf pans. Whisk
flour, baking powder, and baking soda together in bowl.
Combine pumpkin puree, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves
in large saucepan over medium heat. Cook mixture, stirring constantly, until
reduced to 1½ cups, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove pot from heat; stir in granulated
sugar, brown sugar, oil, and cream cheese until combined. Let mixture stand for
5 minutes. Whisk until no visible pieces of cream cheese remain and mixture is
homogeneous.
Whisk together eggs and buttermilk. Add egg mixture to
pumpkin mixture and whisk to combine. Fold flour mixture into pumpkin mixture
until combined (some small lumps of flour are OK). Fold walnuts into batter.
Scrape batter into prepared pans. Sprinkle topping evenly over top of each
loaf. Bake until skewer inserted in center of loaf comes out clean, 45 to 50
minutes. Let breads cool in pans on wire rack for 20 minutes. Remove breads
from pans and let cool for at least 1½ hours. Serve warm or at room
temperature.
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