Whole Foods Pumpkin Streusel Bread

This bread is from Whole Foods website. It is absolutely delicious, and freezes well. The streusel topping is very sweet and therefore its better as a dessert or coffee cake...not exactly a diet food!

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 20
• Yields: 2 loaves

Ingredients

• For the Topping

• 3⁄4 cup  finely chopped  roasted chestnuts or 3⁄4 cup walnuts
• 3⁄4 cup  packed light brown sugar
• 6  tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 6  tablespoons  melted unsalted butter

• For the Bread

• 1 (15 ounce) can canned pumpkin
• 3⁄4 cup canola oil
• 4  eggs, lightly beaten
• 2  cups sugar
• 3  cups all-purpose flour
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2  teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon ground ginger
• 1  teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2  cups  chopped apples
• 1  cup  chopped  roasted chestnuts (optional) or 1  cup walnuts (optional)

Directions

1. Ingredient Options: use McIntosh apples for tart flavor or Cortland for sweet.
2. Prepare the topping by blending chopped nuts, sugar, flour, cinnamon and butter in a small bowl until it resembles coarse cornmeal. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly grease two 8-1/2-inch by 4 1/2-inch loaf pans. Set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together pumpkin, oil, eggs, and sugar until well combined. Sift together dry ingredients and stir into pumpkin. Fold in apples and chestnuts. Pour into prepared pans. Divide streusel topping and sprinkle evenly on both pans. Bake 50–60 minutes or until tester inserted into center comes out clean. Cool slightly in pans then transfer to a cooking rack. When cooled, you may wrap loaves and refrigerate or freeze.