Friday, October 29, 2010

Pumpkin Nutella Bread


It's Pumpkin time! Can you tell that I love pumpkin? This year I decided to branch out and do more than just pumpkin pies. I found so many delicious sounding recipes, and started baking! 

This tempting treat is from Barbara Bakes. Now, I'm sorry about the picture. It rained all weekend, so I couldn't get good light. But, trust me- this bread is moist and full of flavor!  The Nutella taste is not as powerful as I expected, but it's a nice contrast to the pumpkin. This bread is great for breakfast, but would also be great warmed with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.



This is also my entry in to the 12 weeks of Christmas "cookies"! It's week 5. Take a look below to see some other great treats!





Pumpkin Nutella Swirl Bread


Yields 2 Medium Loaves

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice (I doubled this)
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup butter, soften
2 cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 16 oz can of pure pumpkin
1/2 cup Nutella

1. Preheat oven to 350˚F and spray two medium loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray, or four/five mini loaf pans (5 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4. Don’t fill more than 2/3 full.)
2. In a medium bowl, mix the flour, spices, salt, baking soda, and baking powder and set aside.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer cream the butter and the sugar until fluffy, about two minutes. Add eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition. Add the pumpkin and combine well.
4. Add the dry ingredients stirring until just combined.
5. Layer 1/3 of the batter into the bottom of 2 loaf pans, swirl in a couple scoops of Nutella, do another layer of batter and another layer of Nutella and top with the remaining 1/3 of the batter.
6. Bake side-by-side for about one hour or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. (Bake 35-40 minutes for the mini loaves.)

Note: Substitute 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon plus 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg and 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves for 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice.


10 comments:

  1. This looks great. I wouldn't have thought of mixing pumpkin and nutella.

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  2. It looks so good! What a great combination of flavors!

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  3. That Nutella filling sounds so good. It's just the thing to add a little creaminess to the center of the bread. It looks great. Don't forget to check back on my blog next week Monday when I'll be holding a CSN giveaway.

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  4. I saw that recipe on Barbara's site, and I have it marked - I love pumpkin, and Nutella, so I've got to get my act together and make it, especially after all these great reviews.

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  5. Sounds wonderful! I just made pumpkin puree and anything with nutella is heaven sent! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. This sounds like a winner! I love Barbara Bakes!

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  7. Sounds like a great combo for a delicious and moist teatime bread. One to try before the pumpkin season is over!

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  8. I'm so glad you liked the bread! Now I'm wanting to try it with that scoop of vanilla ice cream!

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  9. As I final hurrah before I started Weight Watchers, I made something similar to these but cupcakes. SOOO yummy.

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