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Brown Butter Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Swirl
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Brown Butter Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Swirl

1 h 35 minServes 10Nutri-Score D€€
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what you need

Ingredients

10 people
  • salted butter (browned, plus extra softened)Dairy142 g
  • granulated sugarPantry150 g
  • dark brown sugar (packed)Pantry100 g
  • eggs (at room temperature)Dairy3 pieces
  • vanilla extractPantry10 ml
  • pumpkin puréePantry245 g
  • all-purpose flourGrains220 g
  • baking sodaPantry5 g
  • saltSpices3 g
  • cinnamon (ground, plus extra for topping)Spices3 g
  • nutmeg (ground)Spices1.5 g
  • ground clovesSpices500 mg
  • cream cheese (softened)Dairy227 g
  • granulated sugar (for the filling)Pantry50 g
  • egg (for the filling)Dairy1 piece
  • vanilla extract (for the filling)Pantry5 ml
  • brown sugar (for the topping)Pantry50 g

per serving

Nutrition

309kcal

Carbs
40 g
Proteins
5 g
Fat
15 g
Adapt tools

what you’ll use

Tools

  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl ×3
  • Whisk
  • Loaf pan
  • Oven

step by step

Method

  1. Brown the butter

    • Melt the salted butter in a pan over high heat and cook until little brown specks appear.
    • Take off the heat, pour into a bowl and scrape in all the browned bits from the pan.
    • Stir in the extra salted butter and let cool.
    Step 1
  2. Mix the wet ingredients

    • In a bowl combine the granulated sugar, packed dark brown sugar and cooled browned butter.
    • Add the vanilla extract and the eggs and mix until well combined.
    • Mix in the pumpkin purée.
    Step 2
  3. Combine the dry ingredients

    • In a separate bowl whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ground cloves.
    • Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined.
    Step 3
  4. Make the cream cheese filling

    • Mix the softened cream cheese, granulated sugar, egg and vanilla extract until smooth.
    Step 4
  5. Layer and swirl in the loaf pan

    • Spread a third of the batter in the greased loaf pan.
    • Spread half of the cream cheese mixture on top and swirl with a toothpick.
    • Add another third of the batter, the rest of the cream cheese mixture, swirl, then top with the remaining batter and swirl again.
    Step 5
  6. Top and bake

    • Sprinkle cinnamon over the top, then scatter the brown sugar crumbly over the surface.
    • Bake at 350 °F (175 °C) until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
    Step 6
  7. Cool and slice

    • Let the loaf cool slightly, then cut it open while still warm.
    Step 7