I am a sucker for pumpkin spice (yep, I am one of those ladies who love pumpkin spice lattes and anything pumpkin flavored) so after seeing many posts and reviews about the pumpkin bread from Smitten Kitchen, I decided to make some of my own — and it did NOT disappoint. So delicious and yummy, and so easy to make. I will definitely make this throughout the fall and winter seasons and highly recommend that you all do the same, as well!
Ingredients:
* 1 15-ounce can (1 3/4 cups) pumpkin puree
* 1/2 cup neutral cooking oil or melted butter
* 3 large eggs
* 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
* 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
* 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
* 3/4 teaspoon fine sea or table salt
* 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* Heaped 1/4 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
* Heaped 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
* Two pinches of ground cloves
* 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
Topping:
* 1 tablespoon sugar
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions:
* Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a loaf pan.
* In a large bowl, whisk together pumpkin, oil, eggs and sugar until smooth.

so good, so good.
* Then, add baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves over batter and whisk until well-combined.

Flour added, thicker but still smooth.
* Add flour and stir with a spoon, just until mixed. Scrape into prepared pan and smooth the top.

Spoon in to the loaf pan.
* In a small dish, or empty measuring cup, stir sugar and cinnamon together. Sprinkle over top of batter.

yes, extra sugar, but extra good!
* Bake bread for 65 minutes until a tester poked into all parts of cake.
* Then, devour!

LOOK HOW DELICIOUS IT IS!?!?!?!?!? Looks like a mesa formation in Arizona.
So good, especially with more butter and jam. Happy pumpkin spice season!
p.s. i found the playlists and had an amazing sunday morning run to the “boston long runs” mix! thank you!!