starbucks pumpkin bread (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤

what happens when you are tired but you are still itching to bake? this happens to me everyday… regardless of how much yoga i do or flip meself inside out, or upside down, my neck and back are strained… do you have the same problem too or is it just me? (?・・)σ

this is a lazy and easy bake… but trust me, you will not stop at one slice… my loaf’s nearly done and i only baked it 2 hours ago….

Recipe adapted from CopyKat Recipes

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cardamom
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon clove
** if you are going to use pumpkin pie spice, use a scant 2 teaspoons of spice in place of the spices mentioned here
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup vegetable oil (do not use olive or peanut oil)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 to 1/2 cup roasted and salted pumpkin seeds

Directions

– Preheat oven to 350 degrees
– In a large bowl add all of the dry ingredients; flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, salt, and spices
– Sift the dry ingredients together
– In a smaller bowl mix together the 2 beaten eggs, the oil, and the vanilla. Once the liquid ingredients are mixed well pour over the dry ingredients. Stir until the lumps are out. Do not over-stir the mixture
– Pour into a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan that has been sprayed with non-stick spray
– Sprinkle pumpkin seeds on top of bread
– Bake for 50 – 60 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean when poked in the center of the loaf. Cool for approximately 5 minutes in the pan, and then turn the pumpkin bread onto a cooling rack

Personal notes:

– i added half cup of raisins and pecans to the loaf for extra texture
– i used half cup of light brown sugar (actually 三温糖from Japan), firmly packed
– i baked my loaf in a 9x3x3 loaf pan (as i prefer tall cakes) for 60 mins

Have a happy weekend peeps! ♪((└|o^▽^o|┐))

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