SAVORY PUMPKIN BREAD

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Learn how to make this savory pumpkin bread recipe from scratch. It's a nice surprise compared to sweet pumpkin loaves. Serve it with soup and salad, or toast a slice and slather it with butter. -Mary Leverette, Columbia, South Carolina

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h35m

Yield 2 loaves (16 pieces each).

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
1 cup chopped shelled pistachios
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
BATTER:
2/3 cup butter, softened
2-2/3 cups sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin
2/3 cup water
3-1/2 cups self-rising flour
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook until butter is golden brown, 5-7 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in pistachios, turmeric, cumin and cayenne. Let cool. , For batter, in a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin and water. In another bowl, whisk flour and pie spice; add to butter mixture just until moistened. Fold in pistachio mixture., Transfer to 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 65-70 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely., Freeze option: Securely wrap cooled loaves in foil, then freeze. To use, thaw at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 193 calories, Fat 7g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 36mg cholesterol, Sodium 228mg sodium, Carbohydrate 29g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.