I didn't have the slightest clue it has almost been 4 months since my
last post! Yikes! Where does time go? Life is silly sometimes (Ok, most
of the time....ok, ALL the time). I have a lot of questions that are
sometime left unanswered. Like what is cured ham being cured from? And
why do ducks float? Why ducks, though? Why not pigs or raccoons or a
polar bear? Wouldn't it be so cute to see a pig float on water? I'll
answer that for you, yes, it would be adorable. I also wonder what it
would be like to be a rabbit, but I could go on for days talking about
that. You may be wondering why I'm talking about the life of animals,
and I'll just tell you I have no idea why I think these things. I always
think everyone thinks these things, but I'm just the one who makes it
public. Haha. Anyways, today is a beautiful Fall day, and I decided to
make this (Grandma says it's "sheer delight!"):
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 cup pumpkin puree
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 egg
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tbsp flour
2 tbsp granulated sugar
1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled
1/4 cup pecans, chopped
Directions:
-Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
-Butter a 9 inch loaf pan- set aside
-Whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and pumpkin pie spice in a small bowl.
-In a larger bowl mix the pumpkin puree, sugar, maple syrup, egg and oil. Add the dry ingredients and blend until it's just combined.
-In a small bowl whisk together the flour, sugar and pumpkin pie spice then cut in the butter with a pastry blender or two knives until it resembles pea sized chunks. Toss it with the chopped pecans.
-Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth out the top with a spatula. Sprinkle the streusel evenly over the top.
-Bake it for 30 – 40 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Let it cool in the pan for about 5 – 10 minutes before lifting it out to cool completely on a wire rack.
-Enjoy!
