Trials and Tribulations of Pumpkin Bread
Thursday, October 13th, 2005
I have been craving pumpkin muffins since I read that Starbucks has pumpkin cream cheese muffins. I try not to visit this establishment too often, as I get myself in trouble with the $3.00 coffee drinks and caloric baked goods. So, as I usually do, I decided to make them myself. I save money, and make alot more friends at work.
I’m always after finding recipes lower in fat and calories, so I don’t feel so bad when I eat 5. I found a recipe on a certain recipe website that had no oil or butter, but instead used applesauce. I have always had luck using applesauce as a replacement for fat when making other quick breads and I thought this would be no exception. Well I was wrong, dead wrong.
What I ended up with was a gummy, dense…brick of pumpkin, some eggs and flour. I really hate when I waste ingredients. Even thought nothing was expensive, I just hate it.
So I ventured over to my favorite bread blog, The Fresh Loaf and sure enough there was a picture of a light and fluffy loaf. I knew Floyd wouldn’t let me down.
So the next night I let my butter soften and prepared for another round of pumpkin bread. I was nervous, as I didn’t want to waste another batch of ingredients. The batter was stiff so I added a bit of unsweetened applesauce to loosen it up. I made a dozen muffins and a small loaf for a swap this month. After only about 5 minutes the muffins had already started to puff up (I guess the two tablespoons of baking powder were super fresh!) After 25 minutes, I ran in to peek at the outcome. After swiftly removing the muffins from the oven, I popped one out and cracked it open to inspect the interior. SUCCESS! Light, fluffy, moist…just perfect. I slathered on some butter and took a bite….my craving has been satisfied.
A perfect pumpkin muffin. Check out the recipe here. Thanks for a perfect loaf Floyd!
I took the batch to work and everyone raved about them, even my manager who doesn’t really care for pumpkin devoured one with a grin on his face.
I really need to start a snack cart at work…..
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