Whole Foods Pumpkin Bread Recipes

THE BEST PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour two 9-by-5-inch loaf pans.
• Whisk together the sugar and oil in a large bowl until well combined. Whisk in the eggs and pumpkin until combined.
• Combine the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon and cloves in a medium bowl and whisk until well combined. Add half the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and stir to combine. Add half the water and stir to combine. Repeat with the remaining flour and water.
• Divide the batter between the prepared loaf pans. Bake until cake tester comes out clean and the loaves are golden brown, about 1 hour. Let the loaves cool in the pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from the pans and let cool completely, about 1 hour.

WHOLE FOODS PUMPKIN STREUSEL BREAD

Steps:

• Ingredient Options: use McIntosh apples for tart flavor or Cortland for sweet.
• Prepare the topping by blending chopped nuts, sugar, flour, cinnamon and butter in a small bowl until it resembles coarse cornmeal. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly grease two 8-1/2-inch by 4 1/2-inch loaf pans. Set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together pumpkin, oil, eggs, and sugar until well combined. Sift together dry ingredients and stir into pumpkin. Fold in apples and chestnuts. Pour into prepared pans. Divide streusel topping and sprinkle evenly on both pans. Bake 50-60 minutes or until tester inserted into center comes out clean. Cool slightly in pans then transfer to a cooking rack. When cooled, you may wrap loaves and refrigerate or freeze.

WHOLE FOODS PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Coat an 8-inch loaf pan with canola oil cooking spray and set aside.
• Combine flour with oat bran or wheat germ; baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, salt and baking soda in a large bowl.
• In a medium bowl, combine sugar with oil, honey, milk, pumpkin, egg, and vanilla. Stir into the dry ingredients.
• Fold in walnuts.
• Spoon batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake one hour or until done.
• Cool for 15 minutes on a wire rack. Remove from pan and continue to cool completely.

WHOLE WHEAT PUMPKIN BREAD WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Mix together egg whites, pumpkin puree, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, mixing until combined. Fold in chocolate chips. Pour batter into a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in the tin and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

WHOLE WHEAT PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, pudding mixes, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In another bowl, combine the eggs, oil and pumpkin. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Pour into two greased 8-in. x 4-in. loaf pans.
• Bake at 325° for 70-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 2 loaves (8 slices each).