Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

I cannot get enough of pumpkin these days, and I have already made pumpkin cupcakes.  Since I made banana bread earlier, I adapted the recipe for this pumpkin chocolate chip bread.  This bread is moist, delicious and full of pumpkiny goodness!  Is pumpkiny even a word? LOL  This pumpkin chocolate chip bread is perfect for breakfast and I had a slice today with my morning latte.  I also shared the bread with some of my coworkers and everyone enjoyed it.  It is nice that I get to share my baked goods at work because I should not be eating it all myself!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

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Ingredients

¾ cup pumpkin

4 tablespoons butter, melted (I microwave in a bowl for about 45 seconds.)

½ cup white sugar

¼ cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

pinch of salt

1 ½ cup flour

½ cup chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together baking soda, salt, flour and cinnamon.

In another bowl, combine pumpkin, butter, sugars, egg and vanilla.

Combine the wet ingredients in with the dry ingredients.

Stir in chocolate chips.

Pour batter into greased loaf pan.  Bake for one hour or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

One Bowl Banana Bread

This one bowl banana bread recipe is my go-to recipe for years now.  It is so easy to make and turns out delicious each time.  Cleanup is a breeze since you only need to use one bowl and I just mix everything by hand.  I honestly don't even remember where I got this recipe from but I still have it written on a piece of note paper that I keep in my recipes box.  I have used this same recipe to make muffins too, you would just reduce the bake time to about 15 to 20 minutes.  Enjoy!

One Bowl Banana Bread

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Ingredients

3 ripe bananas, mashed

1/3 cup butter, melted (I microwave in a bowl for about 45 seconds.)

¾ cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking soda

pinch of salt

1 ½ cup flour

½ cup chocolate chips (Optional but I almost always add it in!)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.

In a large mixing bowl, mash peeled bananas with a fork.

Mix in butter, sugar, egg and vanilla.  

Next, add in baking soda, salt and flour.

Stir in chocolate chips if adding.

Pour batter into greased loaf pan.  Bake for one hour or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Peanut Butter Pumpkin Puppy Cake

Happy Birthday Ellie! 

I can't believe Ellie is 4 years old today, I remember when she was just a puppy so that's why I made her a peanut butter pumpkin puppy cake.  I modified this recipe from the cake I made for Buddy's 10th birthday.  I know these dogs are spoiled!  Ellie is so lucky today because she is also featured on Pretty Fluffy's Daily Fluffy - http://prettyfluffy.com/2012/08/daily-fluffy-look-at-this-mess/!  How cool is that?  Ellie sure can be a troublemaker sometimes but I love her anyway (and so does her brother Buddy).

Peanut Butter Pumpkin Puppy Cake

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Ingredients

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

¼ cup peanut butter, natural

1/8 cup vegetable oil

½ cup applesauce

½ cup pumpkin puree

1 egg

For the Frosting

½ cup greek yogurt, plain

dog treats for decoration

 

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease an 8x4 inch loaf pan.

In a bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda.

Add in the remaining ingredients and mix with a spatula.

 

Pour batter into loaf pan.  Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

 

Cool on a wire rack.  (I cut the cake into the shape of a dog bone with a serrated knife.)

 

Cool completely before frosting.

Frost with plain greek yogurt.  Top with dog treats.

Ellie loves it and so does Buddy!

Mmmmmm!  Happy 4th Birthday Ellie!

Don't forget to check out Ellie on Pretty Fluffy's Daily Fluffy!

English Muffin Toasting Bread

I had no idea how easy it was to make this english muffin toasting bread. The recipe is from the King Arthur Flour website.  This bread came out wonderfully.  I tried a slice without toasting it and I have to admit, it tastes 100 times better toasted.  It really has an english muffin taste when toasted.  It was most delicious with butter spread after toasting so the butter can melt while the bread is still warm.  Next, drizzle a little bit of honey over the butter.  It was soooo good!  This english muffin toasting bread recipe is a keeper and I will definitely be making it again.  

English Muffin Toasting Bread

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Ingredients

3 cups flour

1 tablespoon sugar

1 ½ teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon instant yeast

1 cup milk

¼ cup water

2 tablespoons vegetable oil (or olive oil)

cornmeal

 

Directions

Using the mixing bowl from a stand mixer, add the flour, sugar, baking soda and instant yeast.  Whisk dry ingredients together.

 

In a microwave-safe bowl, add the milk, water and oil, and heat to between 120 degrees F and 130 degrees F.  Stir the liquid before measuring the temperature to get an accurate reading.  If you do not have a thermometer, the liquid will feel hot (hotter than lukewarm) and similar to bath water.

 

Pour the hot liquid into the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl.

Beat at high speed for about 1 minute, the dough will be very soft and slightly sticky.

Lightly grease a loaf pan and dust bottom and sides with cornmeal.

 

Place dough into pan, leveling it as much as possible.

 

Cover the pan with a dish towel and let dough rise until its at the rim of the pan.  This should take about 45 minutes to an hour.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.  (Do this while the dough is rising.)

Remove cover and bake for 22 to 27 minutes, until golden brown and interior temperature is 190 degrees F.  (It took me about 25 minutes bake time.)

Remove bread from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes on a rack while still in pan.  After 5 minutes, turn bread out of the pan onto the cooling rack. 

Allow the bread to cool completely before slicing.

Delicious with butter and honey :)  Enjoy!