This Starbucks Copycat Pumpkin Bread tastes even better homemade. It's cozy, flavorful, and full of fall goodness!
Equipment
9x5 inch loaf pan
Ingredients
2 1/4cups(281g)All Purpose Flour
2tspBaking Powder
1tspBaking Soda
3/4tspKosher Salt
1tbspCinnamon
1tspNutmeg
1tspGround Ginger
1/2tspAllspice
1/2tspGround Cloves
15oz(425g)Pumpkin Puree, (not pumpkin pie filling)
1cup(220g)Brown Sugar
1/2cup(100g)Sugar
1/2cup(112g)Olive Oil, (vegetable oil or canola oil for a more neutral taste)
1/4cup(56g)Salted Butter, (melted)
1tbspMolasses
3large(150g)Eggs, (room temperature)
1tspVanilla Extract
1/3cup(80g)Sour Cream, (room temperature)
1/4cupPumpkin Seeds
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper so that there's about 2 inches of overhang on the sides. Set aside.
In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients - all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, kosher salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger, allspice, and ground cloves. 2 1/4 cups All Purpose Flour2 tsp Baking Powder1 tsp Baking Soda3/4 tsp Kosher Salt1 tbsp Cinnamon1 tsp Nutmeg1 tsp Ground Ginger1/2 tsp Allspice 1/2 tsp Ground Cloves
In a large bowl, combine pumpkin puree, brown sugar, sugar, olive oil, melted butter, molasses, eggs, vanilla extract, and sour cream. Whisk together until combined, about 1 minute, then add the flour mixture into the wet ingredients. Whisk together until combined, about 30 seconds. 15 oz Pumpkin Puree1 cup Brown Sugar1/2 cup Sugar1/2 cup Olive Oil1/4 cup Salted Butter1 tbsp Molasses3 large Eggs1 tsp Vanilla Extract1/3 cup Sour Cream
Sprinkle the pumpkin bread batter into the prepared loaf pan and sprinkle pumpkin seeds on top. Bake in the oven for 65-75 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf can comes out clean. 1/4 cup Pumpkin Seeds
Allow the pumpkin bread to cool in the loaf pan for 10 minutes, then remove onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Don’t overmix the batter. Once you add the dry ingredients, whisk or fold just until the streaks of flour disappear. Overmixing = dense, tough bread.
Use pure pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling. Pumpkin pie filling already has sugar and spices added, which will throw off the texture and flavor balance.
Weigh your ingredients in grams with a kitchen scale for accuracy. Too much flour can dry out the loaf, too little can leave you with a gummy dense pumpkin loaf.
Line your loaf pan with parchment overhangs. Those 2-inch flaps make it easy to lift the bread out without breaking that golden top crust.
Check for doneness early. Start testing around 60 minutes. Every oven runs a little different. If the top is browning too fast, tent loosely with foil for the last 10 to 15 minutes.
Cool it completely before slicing. Pumpkin bread continues to set as it cools. Cutting too soon can cause the middle to appear gummy.