Pumpkin bread

Name: Pumpkin bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 12 slices
Cuisine: Québécoise
Ingredients: 2 cups (500 ml) all-purpose flour; 2 ½ tsp (12 ml) ground cinnamon; 2 tsp (10 ml) baking powder; 1 tsp (5 ml) baking soda; ¾ tsp (4 ml) ground ginger; ½ tsp (2 ml) ground nutmeg; ½ tsp (2 ml) kosher salt; ¼ tsp (1 ml) allspice; ⅛ tsp (0.5 ml) ground cloves; 1 ¾ cups (430 ml) pumpkin purée; 1 cup (250 ml) golden brown sugar, packed; ½ cup (125 ml) salted butter, melted and slightly cooled; ¼ cup (60 ml) vegetable oil; 5 large eggs; 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract; 2 tbsp (30 ml) raw pumpkin seeds

Preparation 20 min
Cooking 1 h 10 min
Servings 12 slices
Freezing Absolutely

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Dry

2 cups (500 ml) all-purpose flour
2 ½ tsp (12 ml) ground cinnamon
2 tsp (10 ml) baking powder
1 tsp (5 ml) baking soda
¾ tsp (4 ml) ground ginger
½ tsp (2 ml) ground nutmeg
½ tsp (2 ml) kosher salt
¼ tsp (1 ml) allspice
⅛ tsp (0.5 ml) ground cloves

Wet

1 ¾ cups (430 ml) pumpkin purée
1 cup (250 ml) golden brown sugar, packed
½ cup (125 ml) salted butter, melted and slightly cooled
¼ cup (60 ml) vegetable oil
5 large eggs
1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract

Topping

2 tbsp (30 ml) raw pumpkin seeds

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Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350 °F (177 °C). Butter and flour a 9 x 5 in (22 x 12 cm) loaf pan and set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg, salt, allspice and cloves. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the pumpkin purée, brown sugar, melted butter and oil. Add the eggs and vanilla, then whisk for about 2 minutes, until the mixture is completely smooth.
Fold in the dry ingredients with a spatula or wooden spoon, mixing just enough to moisten the flour. Don’t go beyond that. It’s what keeps the bread tender.
Spread the batter evenly in the pan and scatter the pumpkin seeds on top. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Let rest 10 to 15 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.