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Perfectly Moist Pumpkin Bread

Alexandra Stafford · alexandracooks.com · 2011 · 2 standard loaf pans

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How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 142 pumpkin bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 52% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 56% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 50%.
Pumpkin: 118%, 46th percentileSugar: 104%, 38th percentileFat: 56%, 69th percentileEgg: 52%, 71st percentileSpice: 2.8%, 62nd percentileLeavening: 3.1%, 39th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 70th percentilePumpkinSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 2 cups (400 g) sugar400 g
  • 1 cup (215 g) grapeseed oil, neutral oil, avocado oil or olive oil215 g
  • 4 eggs≈ 200 g
  • 15 to 16 ounces (454 g) canned pumpkin (not pie filling), see notes above454 g
  • 3/4 cup (177 g) water177 g
  • 3 cups (384 g) flour384 g
  • 2 teaspoons (11 to 12 grams) baking soda12 g
  • 1 to 1.5 teaspoons (5 to 7 grams) fine sea salt or kosher salt (I use 7 grams salt)7 g
  • 2 teaspoons (7 grams) cinnamon7 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (or less) or a few dashes of freshly grated≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon cloves (optional… I never use)≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice (optional… I never use)≈ 1.3 g

flour 384 gbatter 1860 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 142 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Pumpkin118% · 46th percentile
  • Sugar104% · 38th percentile
  • Fat56% · 69th percentile
  • Egg52% · 71st percentile
  • Spice2.8% · 62nd percentile
  • Leavening3.1% · 39th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 70th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
45 minutes
median 55 minutes

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