Browned Butter Pumpkin Bread Recipes

PUMPKIN BREAD WITH BROWN BUTTER AND BOURBON

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees and arrange a rack in the center. Grease the insides of two 8-inch loaf pans with butter or line with parchment paper.
• In a large skillet, melt 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and cook until the frothy white milk solids sink to the bottom of the pan and turn a fragrant, nutty brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Brown butter can burn quickly, so watch it carefully. (A tip: You will know your brown butter is almost ready when the frantic sound of bubbling begins to die down, so use your ears as well as your eyes and nose.)
• In a glass liquid measuring cup, combine bourbon and vanilla. Add water until you reach the 2/3 cup mark. In a large bowl, whisk together bourbon mixture, pumpkin purée, eggs and oil. With a spatula, scrape all the brown butter from the skillet into the pumpkin mixture and stir to combine.
• In another large bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cardamom. Pour liquid ingredients into dry ingredients and stir to combine.
• Divide batter between the two greased loaf pans. Place them on a rimmed baking sheet and transfer to oven. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a tester or toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Allow bread to cool completely before removing from pan.

BROWNED BUTTER PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease 8x4-inch loaf pan with shortening or cooking spray. In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, until light golden brown. Cool completely.
• In medium bowl, mix browned butter, sugar, vanilla, pumpkin and eggs with whisk until blended. In large bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves. Add pumpkin mixture; stir just until blended. Spoon batter into pan.
• Bake 60 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan and place top side up on cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes, before slicing. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate.

PUMPKIN BUTTER BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 3x7-inch loaf pan.
• Whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a bowl; set aside.
• Beat the egg in a bowl. Whisk in the brown sugar, apple juice, melted butter, and half of the pumpkin butter until smooth. Stir in the flour mixture until no lumps remain. Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan and spread the remaining pumpkin butter over top. Pour in the remaining batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven on the middle rack until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

PUMPKIN, SAGE, AND BROWNED-BUTTER QUICK BREADS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour eight 2 1/2-by-4-inch loaf pans. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add sage strips, and cook until butter turns golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer mixture to a bowl, and let cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt.
• Whisk together pumpkin, sugar, eggs, and browned butter with sage. Add flour mixture, and whisk until incorporated. Divide mixture evenly among 8 pans. Smooth tops gently using an offset spatula.
• Place pans on a rimmed baking sheet, and bake until a tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Transfer pans to a wire rack, and let cool for 15 minutes. Invert pans to remove breads, transfer to wire rack, top sides up, and let cool completely. Garnish with whole sage leaves before serving.