Bon Appetit Pumpkin Bread Recipes

SPICED PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 9x5x3-inch loaf pans. Beat sugar and oil in large bowl to blend. Mix in eggs and pumpkin. Sift flour, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, salt and baking powder into another large bowl. Stir into pumpkin mixture in 2 additions. Mix in walnuts, if desired.
• Divide batter equally between prepared pans. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Transfer to racks and cool 10 minutes. Using sharp knife, cut around edge of loaves. Turn loaves out onto racks and cool completely.

PUMPKIN BRAN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter two 9x5x3-inch loaf pans. Dust pans with flour. Combine first 8 ingredients in medium bowl; stir to blend well. Whisk eggs, sugar and buttermilk in large bowl. Add dry ingredients; stir to combine. Add pumpkin and oil; stir until blended. Divide batter between prepared pans.
• Bake until tester inserted into center of each loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Let loaves cool 10 minutes. Cut around pan sides to loosen loaves, if necessary. Turn out loaves onto racks; cool completely. (Can be made ahead. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature 1 day or freeze up to 1 month.)

BON APPETIT PUMPKIN MASCARPONE PIE

Steps:

• Crust.
• Blend flour and salt in processor.
• Add butter and shortening;pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Add 1/4 cup ice water;pulse until dough begins to clump, adding more ice water by teaspoonfuls if dry.
• Gather into ball and flatten into disk.
• Wrap in plastic and chill at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Roll out dough on floured work surface to 12-inch round.
• Transfer to 9-inch glass pie dish and trim overhang to 1 inch beyond rim.
• Crimp edges and chill crust while making filling.
• Filling.
• Using electric mixer, beat pumpkin and sugar in large bowl until well blended.
• Add eggs and next 7 ingredients and beat until blended.
• Add mascarpone cheese and beat just until mixture is smooth.
• Transfer filling to prepared crust.
• Bake pie until custard is set, about 55 minutes.
• Transfer pie to rack and cool.
• Whipped cream and Mascarpone Topping.
• Combine ingredients in medium bowl.
• Using electric mixer, beat to soft peaks.
• Can be made 4 hours ahead.

MINIATURE PUMPKIN BREADS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray six 5 3/4x3 1/4x2-inch baby loaf pans with nonstick spray. Spread seeds out on rimmed baking sheet. Roast until beginning to color, stirring twice, about 20 minutes. Cool seeds. Set aside 1/2 cup whole seeds for topping. Using on/off turns, coarsely grind remaining seeds in processor.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in medium bowl; whisk to blend. Mix in ground pumpkin seeds. Using electric mixer, beat pure pumpkin and both sugars in large bowl until blended. Gradually beat in oil, then eggs 1 at a time, then minced ginger. Stir in dry ingredients in 4 additions alternately with buttermilk in 3 additions. Divide batter among prepared pans. Sprinkle with reserved 1/2 cup whole pumpkin seeds.
• Bake breads until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in pans. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; store at room temperature.)

SPICED PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Butter and flour two 9x5x3" loaf pans.
• Beat sugar and oil in large bowl to blend.
• Mix in eggs and pumpkin.
• Sift flour, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, salt and baking powder into another large bowl.
• Stir into pumpkin mixture in 2 addtions.
• Mix in walnuts, if desired.
• Divide batter equally between prepared pans.
• Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
• Transfer to racks and cool 10 minutes.
• Using sharp knife, cut around edge of loaves.
• Turn loaves out onto racks and cool completely.
• Makes 2 loaves.

PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• For bread pudding:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk half and half, pumpkin, dark brown sugar, eggs, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and vanilla extract in large bowl to blend. Fold in bread cubes. Stir in golden raisins. Transfer mixture to 11x7-inch glass baking dish. Let stand 15 minutes. Bake pumpkin bread pudding until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare caramel sauce:
• Whisk brown sugar and butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until butter melts. Whisk in cream and stir until sugar dissolves and sauce is smooth, about 3 minutes.
• Sift powdered sugar over bread pudding. Serve warm with caramel sauce.

SPICED PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix white sugar, brown sugar, and melted butter together in a large bowl. Stir in eggs and vanilla extract; mix in pumpkin until thoroughly combined.
• Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, cloves, and salt together in a separate bowl. Mix flour mixture into pumpkin mixture until incorporated. Pour batter into three 5x9-inch loaf pans. Smooth batter evenly in each pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the middle of each loaf comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.

SPICED PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE (BON APPéTIT MAGAZINE)

Steps:

• Make crust: Preheat oven to 350°F Blend first 3 ingredients in processor until nuts are finely chopped. Add butter; process until moist crumbs form. Press onto bottom and 1 inch up sides of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Bake until lightly toasted, about 10 minutes. Cool. Wrap outside of pan with double thickness of heavy-duty foil.
• Make filling: Using electric mixer, beat first 4 ingredients in large bowl until smooth. Add pumpkin; beat until blended. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until smooth. Transfer to crust. Set in roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into roasting pan to come 1 inch up sides of springform pan.
• Bake cake until top is golden and begins to crack and center is set, abut 1 hour 45 minutes. Remove from roasting pan. Cool. Chill overnight. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover; keep chilled).

PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDINGS BRûLéE

Steps:

• Stir half and half and 3/4 cup sugar in medium saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Remove saucepan from heat; cool mixture to lukewarm.
• Spread butter over 1 side of each bread slice. Cut bread into 3/4-inch pieces. Divide among six 1 1/4-cup soufflé dishes or custard cups.
• Whisk pumpkin, yolks, egg, liqueur, vanilla, nutmeg and salt in medium bowl until blended. Add half and half mixture; whisk until smooth. Pour pumpkin custard over bread in dishes, dividing equally. Let stand 30 minutes, occasionally pressing on bread to submerge.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place soufflé dishes in large roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into roasting pan to come halfway up sides of soufflé dishes; tent loosely with foil. Place roasting pan in oven. Bake puddings until knife inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Transfer puddings to rack and cool completely. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Preheat broiler. Spoon 1 tablespoon whipping cream over top of each pudding. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon brown sugar over each. Broil puddings until tops are bubbly and golden brown, watching closely to avoid burning, about 2 minutes. Serve immediately.