Spiced Pumpkin Bread
12 servings
75 minutes
Spiced pumpkin bread is a fragrant wonder that fills the home with warmth and coziness. This traditional Italian dessert combines the tender texture of pumpkin with a rich bouquet of spices: cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and allspice. Its origins trace back to rural regions of Italy where pumpkin has long been used in baking for its softness and sweetness. Baked to a golden crust, this bread becomes a true gastronomic delight. Its flavor is deep, rich, slightly sweet, while its aroma is enticing, warming, and spicy. Spiced pumpkin bread is perfect for cozy evenings, tea times or even festive breakfasts. Served warm or chilled, sometimes with soft butter or honey, it evokes memories of home and traditional family meals.
1
In a large bowl, mix sugar, butter, and eggs.
- Sugar: 3 glasss
- Vegetable oil: 1 glass
- Chicken egg: 4 pieces
2
Add the pumpkin and mix well.
- Pumpkin: 450 g
3
Mix the dry ingredients; add to the pumpkin mixture alternately with water.
- Wheat flour: 3.5 glasss
- Baking soda: 2 teaspoons
- Baking powder: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: 1 teaspoon
- Ground cinnamon: 1 teaspoon
- Ground nutmeg: 1 teaspoon
- Ground cloves: 1 teaspoon
- Ground allspice: 1 teaspoon
- Water: 0.5 glass
4
Place in a greased 23x12x7cm bread baking pan.
5
Bake at 175 °C or until a toothpick comes out dry and clean.
6
Cool the bread in the pans before removing it to a rack; allow it to cool completely.
