This spiced pumpkin banana bread is incredibly moist and flavorful, infused with seasonal spices and topped with pumpkin seeds for extra texture and crunch.
Yield: 1 loaf (10 servings)
Prep Time: 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 1 hourhour
Total Time: 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Ingredients
6tablespoons/ 85gunsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter an 8½-by-4½-inch loaf pan; press and 8½-inch wide strip of parchment paper into bottom of pan so it lines the bottom and long edges, leaving two overhangs on either side.
Melt butter in the microwave or a small saucepan over low heat; set aside to cool to lukewarm.
In a bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt.
In another bowl, mash bananas until smooth. Whisk in pumpkin, eggs, oil, and vanilla until evenly incorporated.
Add banana mixture and melted butter to dry ingredients, and mix until just incorporated and no dry ingredients remain. Pour into prepared loaf pan.
Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the deepest part of the bread comes out with moist crumbs attached (but no gooey batter). If using a 9-by-5-inch pan, the cook time will be slightly less.
Place pan on a wire rack to allow bread to cool completely, at least 1 hour. Use the parchment overhang as handles to gently lift the loaf out of the pan. If it is still warm, let it cool completely on a wire rack before slicing and serving. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.