Pumpkin Spice Loaf
Homemade Pumpkin Puree an Applied Case
There is still time to use that organic pumpkin still sitting on the coffee table. In today's modern world it only takes minutes to cook pumpkin and create a nutritious pumpkin puree. Stay away from pumpkins that may have been treated with herbicides and pesticides or contain nasty molds inside. Buy a good quality pumpkin from a local organic farmer that uses the latest methods in organic farming techniques and gain a wonderful new taste sensation.
Pumpkin Puree
To start, take the organic pumpkin scheduled for discard and wash the outside skin in the kitchen. To prepare the pumpkin for a lovely homemade puree place it on a good cutting board. Slice it up and remove the pumpkin seeds. Use a bit of water on a plate and cover the sliced pumpkin with waxed paper. Cook it in a microwave oven for approximately 8 minutes using the potatoe setting. Let cool. Remove the pumpkin rind and place the pulp into a glass bowl. Use a handmixer and puree, add some sliced pineapple or diced apple with a bit of juice. Puree the pumpkin mix some more and add some dried ginger and cinnamon to taste, a teaspoon of ginger and two teaspoons of cinnamon should do it.
Making a Pumpkin Loaf
To start heat the oven to 375 degrees, place the rack in the middle. Use the following ingredients:
- 1 cup spiced pumpkin puree
- 1 cup of organic spelt flour
- 1 cup of cake flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- A pinch of salt
Conserve
- For this recipe use only one large glass bowl. This can be done by the use of layered mixing techniques. The first layer of ingredients is a dry mixture of flour and the second layer uses a hollow to place the wet ingredients in.
- Mix all of the dry ingredients together and blend. Form a hole in the centre of the flour mixture. Crack two eggs into the centre of the flour mixture, add 1 cup of homemade spiced pumpkin puree. Gently blend the wet ingredients with an electric handmixer and leave the dry ingrediants resting below the wet level. Add the honey, sugar, vegetable oil and a pinch of salt. Now mix the wet with the dry ingredients using the electric handmixer.
Baking
Use vegetable oil to grease a standard loaf pan using wax paper to spread it evenly. Pour the pumpkin spice cake into the loaf pan, spread the batter evenly. Bake for about an hour. Test the loaf with a wooden skewer and check for moist batter. Too much batter on the skewer and the loaf is under cooked. The trick is not to over or under bake it. This recipe does not use milk ,is lower in fat and sugars that many pumpkin recipes due to use of a fresh pumpkin puree combined with other fruits.
Pumpkin Loaf
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