PUMPKIN CHAI BREAD

Submitted by clubfoody

"This delicious recipe can be enjoyed for breakfast, as a snack or even for dessert. It’s the perfect bread to serve this season… VIDEO https://youtu.be/rbDved-xdrM"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 25mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 1 loaf

ingredients

• DOUGH

• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for loaf pan
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon chai tea mix
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, melted plus more to grease loaf pan
• 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree

• ICING

• 4 ounces light cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup icing sugar, sifted
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 tablespoon pumpkin seeds, as needed for topping

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF/177ºC. Generously grease a large loaf pan with butter and dust with flour; set aside.
2. In a mixing bowl, add flour, baking soda, chai masala powder, pumpkin pie spice and baking powder. Whisk to blend the ingredients and set aside.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, add melted butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar. With the paddle attachment on, process on medium speed until just combined. Add an egg at a time and mix well between each addition.
4. Add pumpkin purée and process until well blended. Add the dry ingredients, reduce the speed to low, and mix until just combined, stopping to clean the sides of the bowl.
5. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and level it out. Tap the pan to dislodge any trapped air, transfer to the preheated oven and bake for 1:10 hours or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean with just a few crumbs.
6. Remove from the heat and allow it to cool for 10 minutes in the pan before unmolding and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
7. Meanwhile make the icing. In a medium bowl, add cream cheese and half of the icing sugar. Using a spatula, combine the two ingredients together before adding more sugar to it, blend it again with the cheese and then add the remainder of it. Add pure vanilla extract and continue mixing the ingredients until nice and smooth.
8. Transfer it to the fridge to firm up while the bread is getting to room temperature.
9. Later on, evenly spread on the icing over the loaf and top with pumpkin seeds.