PERFECT PUMPKIN BREAD

Yield: yields 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 cup milk

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a loaf pan with cooking oil spray. Set aside.
2. Cream together the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the egg and beat well to combine. Add the pumpkin puree and mix again.
3. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. With the stand mixer running on its lowest speed, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients a little at a time until fully incorporated.
4. Add the milk to the stand mixer and mix until fully incorporated.
5. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and then put it in the oven. Bake for 55-65 minutes, until cooked through (use a toothpick ... when it comes out clean, the bread is done). Remove from the oven and let cool 10 minutes before loosening the edges with a knife and turning out onto a cooling rack. Flip the bread right side up and let cool before slicing.
6. This is really amazing toasted and served with a pat of butter.

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