Maple Pumpkin Bread

I know it's almost mid-November, but I finally got around to making a fall-themed dessert. Fall is probably my favorite season despite the anxiety I have attached to this time of the year. I finally gathered the strength to finish a baking project from start to finish and am excited to share the result. Also, at the end of the video is a clip of my cat :)))

Here's a video detailing the recipe from start to finish.

Ingredients: 

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves

Instead of using all the ingredients highlighted in brown, I added 4 tsp of pumpkin pie spice powder.

• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature, save the paper to grease the pan
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 2 cups pure pumpkin (one 15 oz. can)

For the maple glaze: I just combined equal amounts of powdered sugar and maple syrup until I reached the optimal amount and consistency. 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325° F. Grease two 9” x 5” loaf pans with butter and dust with flour.
2. In a medium-sized bowl: whisk flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger and set aside.
3. In a stand mixer, beat butter and sugar until blended. Add egg, maple syrup, and vanilla and continue beating until very light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add pumpkin and mix until combined.
4. Change the mixer to the low setting, beat in flour mixture until incorporated.
5. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour, stick a toothpick in the middle of the loaf and see if it comes out clean. Let pumpkin bread cool in pan about 10 minutes before removing it onto a wire rack.
6. Pour the maple glaze over the loaves and enjoy.

This image shows how the loaf pan should look after being greased and dusted over with flour, and how the batter should look before you put it in the oven! 

I added walnuts just to give the bread texture. 

Glaze is important

Was super excited to put this apron to use again s/o Saleha :)