Pecan Pumpkin Loaf

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Christmas, North American

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 1

Total Time: 1 20

Servings:

Calories: 231kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

If a pumpkin loaf is prepared without real pumpkin, it isn't a pumpkin loaf! So, this Pecan Pumpkin Loaf is baked with almost two whole cups of canned pumpkin puree! In addition to a homemade pumpkin spice blend, this loaf is packed with pecans for extra flavour and texture!

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
5 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin spice (use store-bought or make your own by combining 1/2 teaspoon each of ground cloves and ground allspice, 1 teaspoon each of ground nutmeg and ground ginger, and finally, 2 1/2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon.)
2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
3 large egg whites
1 2/3 cups canned pumpkin puree
1 cup pecans, roughly chopped

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray and if you prefer, line the pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, pumpkin spice, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
In a large bowl, beat the sugar, brown sugar, milk, and egg whites until well blended. Next, add the pumpkin puree and incorporate it into the mixture.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and fold together using a spatula.
Finally, fold in the pecans.
Pour the batter into the loaf pan and tap the pan firmly on the countertop to settle the batter into the pan and to eliminate bubbles. (Never fill a loaf pan more than 3/4 full!)
Bake for 55 minutes. Check for doneness with a toothpick.
Allow the loaf to cool for 5 minutes in the loaf pan before removing to a wire cooling rack to completely cool.
Dust with confectioner's sugar for presentation if you desire.

Notes

Never fill a loaf pan more than 3/4 full! Depending on the size of your loaf pan, you may have leftover batter. If that is the case, coat muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray and fill as many muffin tin cavities as possible with the batter - again, only 3/4 full! Keep in mind that muffins take less time to bake, so check them at the 20-minute mark.

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