This Pumpkin Bread is one of our favourite recipes. It’s healthy while still being absolutely bursting with flavour. Good fun to make, it’s a hugely versatile dish that you’ll adore!

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin

1/3 cup vegetable oil

2 large eggs

*1 tsp pumpkin-pie spice (a combo of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and allspice)

1 1/4 cups of sugar

1/2 of a cup of chopped walnuts

1 tablespoon of sugar (for the topping)

1 handful of toasted pumpkin seeds

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Procedure

- Preheat oven to 205 degrees C.

- Start by lightly greasing a  loaf pan with softened butter and flour.

- In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

- In another large bowl, whisk, using a stand-up mixer, pumpkin puree, oil, eggs, *pumpkin-pie spice, 1 1/4 cups of sugar until smooth.

- Using a spatula, fold in flour mixture until just combined, making sure to not overmix the batter.

- Fold in walnuts and sprinkle handful of toasted pumpkin seeds on top.

- Add the batter to the greased/floured loaf pan.

- Transfer to oven and bake for 40-50 minutes, or until a wooden pick or skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes, then invert. You can serve warm or room temperature.

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