Ube Pumpkin Bread
Ultra-soft, spiced, marbled with pumpkin and ube: ube pumpkin bread is the comforting autumn loaf.
It fills the house with cinnamon as it bakes.
The comforting loaf of autumn
Pumpkin bread is a great classic of autumn teatimes across the Atlantic.
The pumpkin brings softness and a natural sweetness, the spices bring warmth, and the ube its colour and vanilla note. Often butter-free, it stays incredibly tender. A slice with a cup of tea, and autumn is perfect.
Pumpkin bread is made as soon as squash season returns: it is the loaf that smells of autumn.
Ube Pumpkin Bread, step by step.
The seasonal recipe with ube, step by step.
Ingredients
- 200 g pumpkin purée
- 2 eggs
- 60 ml neutral oil
- 100 g sugar
- 220 g flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 2 tbsp Kinampay ube powder (approx. 20 g)
Equipment
- A loaf tin
- A bowl and a whisk
Method
- Mix the pumpkin purée, eggs, oil and sugar.
- Fold in the flour, baking powder, spices and ube powder, until an even batter.
- Pour into the buttered tin.
- Bake for 50 minutes at 170°C, until a blade comes out clean. Leave to cool slightly before turning out.
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The pumpkin does all the softening.
A smooth, unsweetened purée gives the best texture. Don't overwork the batter, for a tender loaf. As the centre is moist, always check it is baked through with a blade.
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Your questions about this recipe.
How do you make an ube pumpkin bread?
Mix pumpkin purée, eggs, oil, sugar, flour, spices and ube powder, then bake for 50 minutes at 170°C.
Does ube pumpkin bread contain caffeine?
No, ube and pumpkin are caffeine-free.
Can you make it vegan?
Yes: replace the eggs with apple purée or flax eggs.
What can replace the pumpkin?
Sweet potato or butternut purée, just as soft.
How do you keep it?
Wrapped in film, it stays soft for 3 to 4 days and freezes in slices.