Pumpkin Ribbon Bread: Festive Twist on a Classic! 🎃🍞
📌 Highlight the Benefits 🍴💪: Healthy pumpkin bread recipe with whole ingredients, rich in fiber, antioxidants, and essential nutrients. 🎃
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Excited to try this delectable pumpkin ribbon bread for a special occasion. Can’t wait to savor every bite of this delightful treat!
Ingredients for 4 people 📌:
– 🧀 cream cheese: 8 oz
– 🍚 sugar: 1 cup
– 🌾 flour: 1/4 cup
– 🥚 egg: 1
– 🍊 orange zest: 1 tbsp
– 🎃 canned pumpkin: 1 cup
– 🌿 oil: 1/4 cup
– 🥚 eggs: 2
– 🧂 salt: 1/2 tsp
– 🌰 pecans: 1/2 cup
– 🌿 ground cloves: 1/2 tsp
– 🌀 cinnamon: 1 tsp
– 🥄 baking soda: 1 tsp
Steps 🔥:
🎃 Beat together cream cheese, sugar, and flour in a medium bowl.
🎃 Add egg and mix well.
🎃 Add orange peel and stir.
🎃 Set aside.
🎃 Combine pumpkin, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
🎃 Stir in sugar, salt, cloves, and cinnamon and mix well.
🎃 Stir in flour and baking soda.
🎃 Blend in pecans.
🎃 Pour half of the batter into a greased and floured 9×5 loaf pan.
🎃 Carefully spread cream cheese mixture over the batter.
🎃 Add the remaining batter and spread to cover the cream cheese mixture.
🎃 Bake for 90 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick tests clean.
🎃 Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan and let cool on the rack.
Total Time: 100
Enjoy!
Kitchen Must-Haves: 📦🥄🧄
1. Stand Mixer 🍰
– Brand: KitchenAid
– Essential for beating together cream cheese, sugar, and flour in a medium bowl, as well as mixing the pumpkin batter thoroughly.
2. Mixing Bowls 🥣
– Brand: Pyrex
– Necessary for combining ingredients such as the cream cheese mixture and the pumpkin batter.
3. Whisk 🥄
– Brand: OXO Good Grips
– Useful for adding the egg to the cream cheese mixture and mixing well, as well as incorporating the orange zest.
4. Loaf Pan 🍞
– Brand: USA Pan
– Required for baking the pumpkin bread, with a 9×5 size specified in the recipe.
5. Cooling Rack 🧊
– Brand: Wilton
– Important for allowing the pumpkin bread to cool
Chef’s FAQs: 👩🍳❓🍷
1. What gives the Pumpkin Ribbon Bread a creamy and rich flavor?
Cream cheese mixed with sugar and orange zest creates a luscious filling for the bread.
2. How can I achieve the perfect balance of spices in the Pumpkin Ribbon Bread?
Ground cloves and cinnamon are added to the batter to infuse warm and aromatic flavors into the bread.
3. What provides a delightful crunch and nutty flavor to the Pumpkin Ribbon Bread?
Chopped pecans are sprinkled on top of the bread before baking to add a delicious crunchy texture and nutty taste.
