Orange-Spice Pumpkin Bread
- For the bread
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons orange zest, finely chopped
- 3 eggs, beaten lightly
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- For the glaze
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 orange, zest of, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, peeled, finely chopped or 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Bring all ingredients to room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
- Grease loaf pan.
- Sift first 8 ingredients together.
- In mixer bowl beat together butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and orange zest (the 2 tsp) on medium speed until well combined, about 2 minutes.
- Add eggs, pumpkin puree and beat another 2 minutes.
- Remove bowl from mixer and fold in, by hand and in two additions, the sifted dry ingredients until just barely mixed.
- Pour into the pan and bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 55-60 minutes.
- Cool for 15 minutes on a rack and then turn upside and tap gently to remove loaf from pan.
- For the glaze:
- Whisk all glaze ingredients together in a small saucepan set over medium heat.
- Bring to a simmer and cook about 5 minutes, until slightly thickened.
- Pour through a sieve into a heatproof bowl.
- Brush onto warm loaf.
bread, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, unsalted butter, dark brown sugar, sugar, orange zest, eggs, pumpkin puree, glaze, water, orange, fresh ginger, sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/orange-spice-pumpkin-bread-349521 (may not work)