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Pumpkin Spice Bread with Brown Sugar Glaze

Throughout the holiday season, I always enjoy my Pumpkin Spice Bread Muffins and so this year for Thanksgiving I decided to make a loaf instead of muffins.

I mentioned in the muffin recipe post that I enjoy these so much with walnuts and raisins, so I decided to include those in the loaf as well. To dress it up a bit, I also decided to do a glaze over the bread loaf, and a brown sugar glaze seemed like the perfect way to go. It took an already delicious base to extraordinary.

My husband couldn’t get enough, and he’s not particularly partial to pumpkin at all, but it was that good! I served it for breakfast with my Quiche recipe, and this would even be great for Christmas morning!

Pumpkin Bread Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter or margarine, softened to room temperature
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
  • 3/4 tablespoons baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 can pumpkin (1 cup)
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Brown Sugar Glaze Ingredients:
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or margarine, melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons milk
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Soak raisins in a bowl just covered with orange juice to wake them up.
In a mixing bowl cream together the butter and sugars. Add eggs and mix until blended well.
In a separate bowl combine the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, baking powder, spices). Once combined add the dry mixture into the butter/sugar mixture. Mix until barely combined, then fold in the pumpkin. Fold in the walnuts, then squeeze all the juice out of the raisins and fold those in.
Lightly spray or grease a standard size loaf pan, and pour mixture in. It should come to about 3/4 of the way up that pan, you can make muffins with the remaining mixture if there’s any left.
Bake for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
While the loaf is beginning to cool, combine melted butter, vanilla extract, milk, brown sugar and powdered sugar.
Mix until well combined. Work fast, it will solidify quickly!
Remove the loaf from the pan, and place on parchment paper while still warm.
Drizzle the glaze over the bread liberally.
Sweet, delicious goodness!
Once cooled slice and serve. Be sure to use a serrated knife for a nice, clean cut that won’t tear the bread and glaze up too much.
Enjoy!

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  1. Blue Dog Belle says

    December 12, 2012 at 6:20 pm

    Oh. My. YUM. this sounds amazing.

    xo, Emily
    BlueDogBelle.blogspot.com

    • Mama Harris says

      December 15, 2012 at 8:37 pm

      Thank you Amy!

  2. Ruby says

    December 12, 2012 at 9:32 pm

    Delicious! I love the brown sugar glaze very modern twist to this pumpkin spice bread!i’m pinning it!

    • Mama Harris says

      December 15, 2012 at 8:37 pm

      Thank you Ruby! I saw your pin! 😉

  3. Melissa Libertad says

    December 12, 2012 at 9:57 pm

    The glaze! OMG. Sounds amazing. 🙂

    • Mama Harris says

      December 15, 2012 at 8:37 pm

      My husband was OBSESSED with this because of the glaze! lol
      Thanks Melissa!

  4. ChatterBlossom says

    December 13, 2012 at 2:27 am

    MMMmmm, this and a big mug of black tea sound delicious!
    Jamie
    http://chatterblossom.blogspot.com/

    • Mama Harris says

      December 15, 2012 at 8:38 pm

      Oh Jamie, that sounds like a great pairing!

  5. Connie Gomez says

    December 13, 2012 at 3:34 pm

    There is no doubt that some people just have the most amazing talents!! Your recipes always look so awesome. I don’t think I could ever make something look as amazing as you make your look! THIS LOOKS SO GOOD!!!

    • Mama Harris says

      December 15, 2012 at 8:39 pm

      Wow Connie, what a wonderful compliment! Thank you SO MUCH! <3
      I absolutely love doing this, the cooking and the blogging and I’m having so much fun with it! 🙂
      Thank you!

  6. Mom In The USA says

    December 13, 2012 at 8:09 pm

    Hi. What a delicous recipe. Thank you for sharing.
    Congrats on being the featured read on Thumping Thursdays blog hop.

    Karina
    http://www.momintheusa.blogspot.com

    • Mama Harris says

      December 15, 2012 at 8:40 pm

      Hi Karina, thank you so much! 🙂

  7. Ariana Reed says

    December 13, 2012 at 8:49 pm

    So you know I don’t like pumpkin – but you make it look soooo good. Just like you did with the coconut chicken you made the other day. I might have to start expanding my taste buds haha!

    • Mama Harris says

      December 15, 2012 at 8:40 pm

      Ariana, I laughed when you mentioned that the other day and next thing I knew I saw you write this! LOL My husband isn’t too into pumpkin either, but he ate so much of this, and couldn’t stop! LOL! Try it!

  8. Cindy Kerschner says

    December 16, 2012 at 12:57 am

    Love pumpkin bread thanks for sharing at Foodie Friends Friday.

    • Mama Harris says

      December 21, 2012 at 12:19 am

      Thank you Cindy!

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