Spiced Pumpkin Bread With Crumble Topping
A moist and soft pumpkin bread, enriched with spices and topped with a crunchy crumble topping. A perfect autumn snack!
Ingredients
- 100 g (⅔ cup) plain all purpose flour
- 100 g (¾ cup) wholemeal flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon mixed spice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 200 g (1 cup) granulated sugar
- 90 g (½ cup) oil
- 70 g (⅓ cup) yoghurt (or buttermilk)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup pumpkin puree *
Crumble Topping
- 60 g ½ cup flour
- 100 g ½ cup brown (or white) sugar
- 20 g ¼ cup rolled oats
- ½ teaspoon each of mixed spice and cinnamon
- 110 g ½ cup butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175C (350F) and line a 21.5cm x 8cm (8.5 inch x 3.5 inch) inch loaf tin with baking paper.
- In a large bowl, sift together the plain and wholemeal flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, mixed spice and salt. Whisk to combine and set aside.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the sugar, oil, youghurt, eggs, extract and pumpkin puree until well combined.
- Make a well in the center of the dry mixture and add the wet mixture, folding gently to just combine. Be careful not to over-mix.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and sprinkle the crumble topping over the batter.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Let the bread sit in the tin for 15 minutes before inverting the bread onto a wire rack. Once completely cool, cut into slices.
To make crumble topping
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well to combine.
Notes
* You can buy pumpkin puree from the supermarket, or if you’re like me, you can make your own: Place 300g peeled pumpkin with ¼ cup water in a small pan. Bring to the boil then simmer for 5-10 minutes or until cooked. Drain the water, and mash the pumpkin with a fork whilst warm or blitz with a whizz until smooth. Cool before using.
* This bread keeps for 3-4 days in an airtight container – but it’s unlikely it will not last that long 😉