Cottage Cheese Pumpkin Spice Bread
This cozy pumpkin spice bread bakes up wonderfully moist and tender. Warm autumn spices and a crunchy sugared top make every slice a treat.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Small Curd Cottage Cheese (I highly recommend using this one - amazon)
- 1 cup Pumpkin Puree
- 2 Large Eggs
- 3/4 cup Packed Light Brown Sugar
- 1/4 cup Avocado Oil
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 1/4 cups All-Purpose Flour (use this, the only one I use - amazon)
- 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg
- 3/4 tsp Fine Salt
- 1/2 cup Chopped Toasted Pecans
- 2 tbsp Coarse Sugar
Equipment
- loaf pan
- blender
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and line it with parchment paper.
- Blend the cottage cheese, pumpkin puree, eggs, brown sugar, avocado oil, and vanilla until smooth.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl.
- Fold the cottage cheese mixture into the dry ingredients just until combined. Fold in the pecans, reserving 2 tablespoons for the top.
- Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Sprinkle the top with the coarse sugar and reserved pecans.
- Bake for 55 to 62 minutes, until the center is set and a tester comes out with a few moist crumbs. Loosely cover the pan with foil if the top darkens too quickly.
- Cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then transfer the bread to a wire rack and cool completely.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 268kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 6gFat: 9g