This pumpkin bread recipe was given to Joanne Headley by a friend and she has been waiting until the fall season to try it and share it. She modified it to suite her taste. She reduced the amount of sugar and removed the chocolate chips and raisins too. She also used coconut oil and coconut sugar in the bread whenever she makes it. She hasn’t yet tried it with flax eggs but this would be a fabulous vegan recipe if you swapped out the 2 eggs for flax eggs. The pumpkin makes this the ultimate moist bread and the tahini paste although just 3 tbsp, flavors the entire bread beautifully. She's a lover of tahini so if you are too, you will love this bread. She actually shared this with some who had never had tahini and they loved it, so if you’re not too sure about it, go ahead and give it a try and you might be pleasantly surprised.She always uses her own homemade pumpkin purée which is super simple to whip up in this recipe and so many others. We were loving this bread just as it was but also toasted with more tahini over it! Hope you give it a try!
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin purée (see below)
- 3 tbsp tahini
- ½ cup of coconut oil or vegetable oil
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground clove
- 1½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup chopped pitted dates
- ½ cup chopped nuts (I used a mixture of pecans and walnuts)
- ¼ cup pepitas for topping (optional)
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds for topping (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, spices and salt; set aside
- With an electric mixer mix the pumpkin purée and sugar together for a couple of minutes
- Add the oil, tahini, eggs, and vanilla; beat well and scrape down the sides of the bowl
- Mix in the dry ingredients just until incorporated
- Fold in the nuts, and the dates with a spatula
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Give the pan a good rap on the counter to get any air bubbles out
- Sprinkle bread with pumpkin and sesame seeds (optional)
- Bake for approx. 1 hour, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean
- Cool the bread in the pan for 10 minutes or so, and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before slicing
Recipe Note
* You can also cut the whole pumpkin in half and roast pieces whole but this takes longer to roast and more work to scrape off the flesh from the skin after. I do both and result is the same it just depends on how much time I have on hand and how lazy I am to chop and peel the pumpkin. * you can also boil the pumpkin in water until softened and water evaporates but I prefer roasting itbecause it develops a unique sweetness and a nuttiness as wellFor more delicious recipes by Joanne Headley, check her website here
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