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Whole Wheat Pumpkin Bread

makes 1 loaf
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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Wet Ingredients:
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 cup oil coconut, avocado, or olive
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 - 1/2 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp honey or maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup orange juice or water
  • 1 tsp vanilla
Dry Ingredients:
  • 1.5 cups whole wheat pastry flour Bob's Red Mill
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ginger optional
  • 1/8 tsp cloves optional
For the top:
  • 1/4 - 1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds
  • 2 tbsp turbinando sugar also known as Raw Sugar

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350F and grease a loaf pan
  2. In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, salt, spices, and baking soda.
  3. In another bowl wisk together the pumpkin puree, oil, eggs, honey, vanilla, and orange juice.
  4. Add the wet mixture to the dry and stir to combine - making sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl to break up any pockets of flour.
  5. Scrape batter into prepared loaf pan and top with seeds/nuts and the raw sugar.
  6. Bake about 50-60 minutes or until a skewer or knife inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
  7. Turn out of the pan onto a wire rack and let cool.
  8. Enjoy!