Pass It On - Pumpkin Chai Bread

Once again, this week's Pass It On is a delicious loaf. I found this recipe on the internet while I was searching for an alternative to banana bread. Though the recipe was initially posted as a gluten free Pumpkin Chai Loaf, I just used regular flour and it turned out really delicious.

I also cut back on the sugar because I find a lot of recipes to be too sweet if you add the full amount. I only used about 2/3cup of brown sugar, and I think it was still sweet enough.

When this bread was baking, the wonderful spice smells reminded me of Fall. I think it would be the perfect thing to make on a cool day. Enjoy!

 
Pumpkin Chai Bread (recipe from Scandi Foodie)

1 cup cooked and mashed pumpkin
1/2 cup light olive oil
1 cup light brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 large eggs
1/2 cup orange juice

1 1/2 cups gluten-free plain flour (I used all-purpose flour)
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves

1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Sift the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Whisk together the pumpkin, olive oil, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla and orange juice. Stir in the dry ingredients and the walnuts and mix well until smooth. Pour the batter in to a greased loaf tin and bake in 175C for 40-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.