Holiday Pumpkin Nut Bread Recipes

NO KNEAD HOLIDAY PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Place pumpkin puree into a large mixing bowl and whisk in 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon warm water, salt, yeast, and pumpkin pie spice until thoroughly combined. Beat in flour to make a dry crumbly dough. Keep stirring until dough becomes smooth and sticky, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Cover bowl with a damp towel and let dough stand 12 to 16 hours to rise.
• Generously sprinkle cornmeal onto center area of a baking sheet. Scrape dough out of bowl, using a floured spatula, onto a heavily floured work surface. Dough will be very sticky. Dust dough with flour and gently flatten into an oblong shape. Fold 2 opposite rounded ends together to meet in the center; fold remaining 2 rounded ends to meet in the center, creating a rectangle of dough. Using well-floured hands, gently form into a round loaf with the seams on the bottom.
• Transfer dough round onto center of prepared baking sheet. Dust top and sides of loaf generously with more flour.
• Dust a dry towel with flour and place towel with floured side down over loaf. Let rise until loaf has almost doubled in size, 1 1/2 hours. Use a sharp knife to cut a 1/2-inch deep slit across the top of the loaf.
• Place a loaf pan containing about 2 inches of water onto a bottom rack of oven. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Bake on center rack of the preheated oven for 30 minutes; turn bread around in oven. Continue to bake until bread is golden brown and crusty, about 20 more minutes. Let bread cool completely on a rack before slicing.

HOLIDAY PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the sugar, flour, spices, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the eggs, pumpkin, oil and vanilla; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in pecans., Spoon into two greased and floured 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 65-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

HOLIDAY RAISIN NUT PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease loaf pans (can make in bundt pans but need to adjust timing). Mix oil, sugar, and eggs together in a large bowl. Mix in pumpkin puree. Stir together flour, soda, baking powder, salt, and spices. Add to pumpkin mixture and mix until just combined. Fold in nuts and raisins and spread evenly into desired baking pan. Depending on oven, bake for 45 minutes-1 hour or until done. Set aside to cool on wire racks before slicing.

PUMPKIN MAPLE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 9x5x2 1/2-inch loaf pan. Place paper liners in 6 muffin cups. Puree prunes and water in processor until smooth. Combine flour, sugar, oats, baking soda, allspice and cinnamon in medium bowl. Mix pumpkin, pecans maple syrup, oil, egg whites and pureed prunes in large bowl. Stir in dry ingredients into pumpkin mixture (batter will be thick).
• Spoon batter into loaf pan until 3/4 full. Smooth top with spatula. Divide remaining batter among 6 muffin cups. Bake muffins until tester inserted into center of muffin comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Bake bread until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 5 minutes. Cool muffins and bread on racks and cool completely. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature.)

HOLIDAY PUMPKIN BREAD WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray two 9x5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
• Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Mix sugar, pumpkin, oil, and eggs together using an electric mixer in a large bowl until well blended. Mix in flour mixture until well combined. Stir in walnuts and raisins by hand. Divide batter between the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaves comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pans on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Remove loaves from the pans and let cool completely, about 15 minutes more.
• Combine confectioners' sugar, orange juice, and orange zest in a small bowl. Stir using a spoon to blend well. Spoon glaze over the top of cooled loaves, letting excess run down the sides. Sprinkle with additional 1 tablespoon walnuts before glaze hardens.

PUMPKIN DATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, pumpkin, oil, water and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in dates and pecans., Transfer to two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 60-70 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, in a small heavy saucepan, combine the brown sugar, sugar, butter and cream. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved., Increase heat to medium. Do not stir. Cook for 3-6 minutes or until bubbles form in center and syrup turns amber brown. Remove from the heat; transfer to a small bowl. Cool to room temperature. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Drizzle over loaves.