YIELD: One loaf
INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 cups (200 g) all purpose flour*
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup (240 ml) pumpkin puree (canned or homemade**)
1/2 cup (1 stick, or 112 g) butter, melted
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup (120 ml) unsulphured molasses (not blackstrap, which can be too bitter)
1 Tbsp finely minced candied or fresh ginger (optional)
2 eggs, beaten
3 Tbsp water
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
* You can also substitute gluten-free flour from King Arthur.
* * To make pumpkin puree from pieces of leftover pumpkin, just roast or boil the pieces until tender, then remove the skin. Smash the cooked pumpkin with a fork. If using a whole pumpkin, sugar pumpkins work best. Cut in half, scoop out the strings and seeds, bake the pumpkin halves at 350°F on a foil-lined baking pan until soft, about 45 minutes to an hour. When cool, scoop out the flesh and mash with a fork.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat oven and prepare pan: Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Prepare a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with non-stick spray or butter to keep the pumpkin gingerbread from sticking to the pan.
Mix dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, vigorously whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Mix wet ingredients: In another bowl, use a wooden spoon to mix together the pumpkin purèe, melted butter, sugar, molasses, fresh or candied ginger, eggs, and water.
Combine the wet and dry ingredients. Add the raisins if using. Stir only until incorporated.
Bake: Place the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake at 350°F for 50-60 minutes, until a bamboo skewer inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
Cool: Remove from oven and let cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Then gently run a knife around the edge of the loaf and invert the loaf to remove it from the pan. Let it cool on a rack completely before slicing. The loaf's flavor will improve with time. If you cut into it while it is still a bit warm, it may be crumbly. In which case you may want to make your slices with a bread knife.
SOURCE: Simply Recipes
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