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Close your eyes and imagine incredibly soft pumpkin bread… Ideal for a buffet, served as an appetizer or with a salad. This totally sugar free pumpkin bread has a very tender texture. The pumpkin gives this cake its surprising softness. Spread ricotta and homemade chutney on a good slice, it’s even better!
Ingredients list for pumpkin bread
For 8 persons:
- 1 1/3 cup (130g) wholemeal flour + 3/4 cup (70g) of oatmeal
- 1 packet of baking powder
- 1 coffee spoon baking soda
- 1 coffee spoon of 4 spices mix
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 eggs
- 10 ounces (300g) organic pumpkin (you can buy a pumpkin wedge with skin and without seeds)
- 2 1/2 ounces (70g) grated cheese
- 1 handful of nuts, a handful of pumpkin seeds and a pinch of sesame seeds
- 2/3 cup (15cl) olive oil + 1 tsp pumpkin seed oil
- Salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds for decoration
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 360°f (180°c). Wash the pumpkin and cut it into pieces (keep the skin on) then put in the blender or food processor.
- Mix flour, baking powder, nuts and seeds, spices. Add grated pumpkin, oil, cheese and eggs. Salt and pepper, then pour into a loaf pan lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 50 minutes, check for doneness with a knife or a toothpick, which should come off dry.
- Allow to cool before removing from the cake pan… your delicious pumpkin bread is ready!
Be careful, the cake is so tender that it breaks easily. Handle with care!
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(Image Lucie Barthélémy)
