Spiced Pumpkin bread
Spiced Pumpkin bread is an perfectly balanced soft bread that you can use from breakfast to dinner.
Ingredients
Wet ingredient mix
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 small eggs
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp dried herbs I used a mix of thyme, oregano and parsley
- 1/2 tsp dry ginger powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder can use paprika for colour and reduced heat.
- 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper
- 1.5 cups pumpkin puree
Dry ingredient mix
- 2 cup whole wheat flour ( I have used Indian atta, see the post above for details)
- 2 tbsp chickpea flour Besan
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
- Grease and line a loaf tin and set it aside.
- Into a large mixing bowl, add the eggs and oil and beat well till they are combined.
- Add the spice powders and salt and give it a gentle mix.
- Now add the pumpkin puree, gently mix it.
- Sift the flour, chickpea flour with baking powder and baking soda.
- Add this into the wet mix and give it a quick mix. Do not over mix.
- Transfer this batter into the loaf tin.
- Bake at 180 degrees for about 30 minutes ( check with a skewer if it comes clean)
- Once baked, remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
- Slice and serve after it has come to room temperature.
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