Autumn Pumpkin Bread With Pecan Streusel Topping Recipes

AUTUMN PUMPKIN BREAD WITH PECAN STREUSEL TOPPING RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• To make the bread: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Arrange the pecans on a baking sheet in a single layer and toast them in the oven for 7 to 9 minutes, until golden brown and aromatic. Reserve 1/2 cup of the toasted pecans for the topping. Grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans or 36 standard-size muffin cups with butter or cooking spray. Whisk the oil and sugar in a large bowl. Add the eggs, pumpkin, and water and whisk until combined. Stir in the flour, baking soda, spices and salt. Gently stir in 1 cup of pecan pieces. Pour half of the batter into each loaf pan. For muffins, fill the muffin pans almost to the top with batter. To make the topping: Stir the sugar, butter, cinnamon and the reserved 1/2 cup of pecan pieces in a medium bowl. Sprinkle the topping liberally over the loaves or the muffins BEFORE baking. Bake the loaves for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Bake the muffins for 30-35 minutes.

AUTUMN PUMPKIN BREAD WITH PECAN STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Bread: preheat oven to 350°.
• Arrange pecans on a baking sheet in a single layer and toast them in the oven for 7-9 minutes, until golden brown and aromatic.
• Reserve 1/2 cup of the toasted pecans for the topping.
• Grease two 9 x 5 inch loaf pans or 36 standard-size muffin cups with butter or cooking spray.
• Whisk the oil and sugar in a big bowl; add in eggs, pumpkin, and water; whisk until combined.
• Stir in the flour, baking soda, spices, and salt; gently stir in 1 cup of the pecan pieces.
• Pour half the batter into each loaf pan (for muffins, fill muffin pans almost to the top with batter).
• Topping: Stir the sugar, butter, cinnamon, and the reserved 1/2 cup of pecan pieces in a bowl; sprinkle the topping liberally over the loaves or the muffins before baking.
• Bake the loaves for 1 hour, or until a pick comes out clean; bake the muffins for 30-35 minutes.
• **May substitute 1 cup of whole wheat pastry flour for 1 cup of all-purpose flour.

PUMPKIN PECAN LOAVES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine the pumpkin, oil, eggs and water; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until combined; fold in the pecans. , Spoon into 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. , For glaze, combine the butter, sugar, brown sugar and cream in a saucepan. Cook until sugar is dissolved. Cool for 20 minutes. Stir in the confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Drizzle over cooled loaves.

WALNUT STREUSEL PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Assemble topping by mixing butter, light brown sugar, oats, flour, and walnuts together in a bowl, and cream together using a fork to form large crumbles. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and white sugar with a hand mixer. Add light brown sugar, vanilla, eggs, and pumpkin puree. Mix until incorporated.
• In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices.
• With mixer on low speed, add half of the dry mix to the wet ingredients and mix until incorporated. Continue by adding the remainder of the dry ingredients and the milk to the batter, mix together until the batter is smooth (be careful not to over mix).
• Pour batter into a greased loaf pan and sprinkle with streusel topping.
• Place on middle rack of oven and bake for 65 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove bread from oven and allow to cool completely before serving.

AUTUMN PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and spray 2 loaf pans with cooking spray.
• Mix together the first 7 dry ingredients in the bowl of an electric mixer; add pumpkin, oil, sugar and eggs. Mix well.
• Add dry ingredients, mix well.
• Mix in nuts and raisins by hand.
• Pour the mixture into prepared loaf pans and bake 50-55 minutes until done. Cool on wire rack for 15 minutes, remove from pans to wire rack and cool completely.
• If glazing, mix glaze ingredients together with a spoon and drizzle over loaves; top with walnuts.