Brown Butter Pumpkin Bread
Prep
20 mins
Cook
35 mins
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy
Brown Butter Pumpkin Bread is a flavourful loaf combining pumpkin puree with warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. This recipe brings together all purpose flour, both granulated and brown sugar, eggs, butter and milk, finished with chopped walnuts and melted chocolate chips for added texture and depth. Ready in just 55 minutes total, with 20 minutes of preparation and 35 minutes in the oven, this bread suits anyone looking for a simple baked treat.
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Ingredients
- 300 gall-purpose flour
- 200 ggranulated sugar
- 100 gbrown sugar
- 150 mlpumpkin puree
- 2eggs
- 100 gbutter(browned)
- 5 mlvanilla extract
- 2 gcinnamon
- 1 gnutmeg
- 1 gsalt
- 100 gchopped walnuts
- 150 mlunsalted milk
- 50 gmelted chocolate chips
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease two 20cm loaf pans.
- 2
In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
Tip: Use a spatula to stir the butter frequently.
- 3
Continue cooking the butter, stirring frequently, until it turns a deep golden brown and has a nutty aroma.
- 4
Remove the butter from the heat and stir in the sugar, brown sugar, pumpkin puree, eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt until well combined.
- 5
Stir in the flour until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
- 6
Divide the batter evenly between the prepared loaf pans and smooth the tops.
- 7
Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of each loaf comes out clean.
- 8
Remove the loaves from the oven and let them cool in the pans for 10 minutes.
- 9
Transfer the loaves to a wire rack to cool completely.
- 10
Once the loaves are cool, drizzle with melted chocolate chips and top with chopped walnuts.
Tip: Optional, but adds a delicious touch.
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