In the spirit of fall and Thanksgiving, I had one of my pals come up with the Pecan Pumpkin bread recipe and it is actually pretty amazing!
Pumpkin Pecan Bread Recipe
It is that time of year when everyone is going crazy over pumpkin pie, and I am sitting here wondering "what's all the fuss about?"
I hate pumpkin pie. And pecan pie, but that is another rant altogether!
And while I don't like pumpkin OR pecan pie - I absolutely love pecans and pumpkin...just in all kinds of other ways. I am perfectly fine skipping the pie!
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How to Make this Pumpkin Pecan Bread Recipe
Ingredients Needed to Make this Pumpkin Pecan Bread Recipe
- 1 stick of unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar (prefer dark but light is ok)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
- 1 can pumpkin puree (15 oz can)
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup warm water
- 1 cup pecans, chopped and toasted
Ingredients for Cinnamon Pecan Streusel Topping
- ¾ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup pecans, chopped and toasted
- 4 Tablespoons butter, softened
- ½ teaspoon of cinnamon (or use 1 Tablespoon of cinnamon sugar)
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Directions for making this Pumpkin Pecan Bread Recipe
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease and flour a 9x5 loaf pan.
In a mixing bowl, add the wheat and white flours, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, salt and baking soda and stir together.
In a large bowl, add the butter and the sugar and cream until well blended.
Add the eggs and beat, one egg at a time.
Add the pumpkin puree and vanilla - beat until mixed.
Add the flour mixture, slowly, a little bit at a time, until moistened.
Beat in the warm water.
Add the pecans and stir with a spoon or spatula.
Pour batter into the greased and floured loaf pan.
Add all the streusel ingredients in a small bowl and mix together until well-combined.
Sprinkle streusel mixture over the top of the batter.
Bake the bread at 350 degrees F for 45-60 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
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Pumpkin Pecan Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 stick of unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar prefer dark but light is ok
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
- 1 can pumpkin puree 15 oz can
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup warm water
- 1 cup pecans chopped and toasted
- Ingredients for Cinnamon Pecan Streusel Topping
- ¾ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup pecans chopped and toasted
- 4 Tablespoons butter softened
- ½ teaspoon of cinnamon or use 1 Tablespoon of cinnamon sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease and flour a 9x5 loaf pan.
- In a mixing bowl, add the wheat and white flours, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, salt and baking soda and stir together.
- In a large bowl, add the butter and the sugar and cream until well blended.
- Add the eggs and beat, one egg at a time.
- Add the pumpkin puree and vanilla - beat until mixed.
- Add the flour mixture, slowly, a little bit at a time, until moistened.
- Beat in the warm water.
- Add the pecans and stir with a spoon or spatula.
- Pour batter into the greased and floured loaf pan.
- Add all the streusel ingredients in a small bowl and mix together until well-combined.
- Sprinkle streusel mixture over the top of the batter.
- Bake the bread at 350 degrees F for 45-60 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Kelsey Apley says
WHOA Hold the Phone!!!! This looks beyond delicious!! What a perfect combination!!!
Kathleen says
This looks and sounds so good, looks so much more convenient than pumpkin pie too.
Toni says
Yum. This looks so good.
Robin Gagnon {Mom Foodie} says
Ooo... that looks so moist and delicious!
Mickey says
Oh wow, this looks awesome! I'm definitely going to have to try it!
Colleen says
I love breads and this looks moist and yummy! I will have to make some. I usually make strawberry bread.
Vanessa: thequeenofswag says
This looks amazing. I love pecan anything.
Ty says
That looks so moist and delicious, yummy!
tamie says
This is melting in my mouth just looking at it :)I love pumpkin and pecans!
courtney says
Hubby would love this so would I! I hate pies but love bread 🙂 Textural issues haha
Paula says
This sounds so amazing. I just picked up some pumpkin. I think I may make this tomorrow.
Lolo says
I totally want a slice of that right now!
Patty White says
That looks so yummy, I can almost smell it!
Marcie W. says
I just love Pecans and this recipe seems to cream fall!
Susan Boroch says
Thanks for linking to Whimsy Wednesday! I wanted to let you know I featured your Pumpkin Bread in my roundup! Looks delicious! You can see the feature here...
http://www.ohmy-creative.com/holiday-crafts/thanksgiving/22-eat-day-thanksgiving-desserts/
Susan
Hyppocamp says
Hi! Your bread really looks delicious!I can't wait to bake it ( the smell it will give to my house will surly be divine!) but I was wondering if it was possible to subsitute the butter for something else ( like applesauce for example).
Another question : How big is one stick of butter? Is it a full cup or less?
I await your answer .
Alicia Tadema says
This was way too much for one loaf pan. It spilt all over!