Double up on the pumpkin in this quick bread with canned pumpkin and pepitas (shelled pumpkin seeds). Flavor with garam masala, a warm spice blend that is a mixture of cardamom, cinnamon, coriander and cumin.
10m
PREP TIME
1hr
COOK TIME
225
CALORIES
11
INGREDIENTS
Servings: 32
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon McCormick Gourmet™ Garam Masala Blend
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 4 eggs
- 1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 cup diced dried apricots
- 1/2 cup unsalted pepitas (shelled pumpkin seeds), toasted, divided
INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9x5-inch loaf pans. Mix flour, sugar, garam masala, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Set aside
- 2 Beat eggs in medium bowl. Stir in pumpkin, oil and orange juice. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Stir in apricots. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans. Sprinkle top of each loaf with 1/4 cup of the pepitas
- 3 Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans. Cool completely on wire rack
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