Ingredients

The following ingredients have 10 Servings
  • 1 stick (¼ lb) unsalted butter
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon 
  • 1 ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 (15 oz) can pure pumpkin puree
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • cinnamon butter (recipe below) 
  • warm maple syrup, for drizzling (optional) 
  • 2 sticks (½ lb) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon 
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease a 10x5x3” (or 1 ½ lb) loaf pan with butter. Line with a piece of parchment paper, allowing it to overhang by about 2 inches. 
  • Add the butter to a 2 qt saucepan over medium heat. Let the butter melt. Turn the heat to medium-low and continue to cook until the butter is browned, swirling often, about 6 minutes. Once deeply golden brown (with dark brown speckles running throughout), turn off the heat and let the butter cool for about 5 minutes. 
  • Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl. Whisk to combine. Add the sugar to a separate bowl. Whisk in the brown butter until smooth. Crack the eggs into the bowl and beat well. 
  • Add in the pumpkin puree, sour cream, maple syrup, and vanilla extract one at a time, whisking until smooth between each addition. Working in batches, sprinkle in the dry ingredients, whisking until smooth. 
  • Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake in the oven on the middle rack for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a small knife inserted comes out just barely dry (there should be no runny batter left, but there should still be moisture). Cover the bread with a piece of foil and let sit for 10 minutes. 
  • Remove the foil and allow the pumpkin bread to fully cool in the pan. Use the parchment to gently remove the bread. Cut into slices and serve with a swoosh of cinnamon butter (recipe below) on top and an extra drizzle of warm maple syrup, if desired. 
  • Combine the softened butter, maple syrup, cinnamon, and salt in a food processor (or mixing bowl).
  • Blend (or whisk) until fully incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.