The Ultimate Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients (19)

• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar≈ 300 g
• 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
• 1/2 cup neutral oil≈ 109 g
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree≈ 123 g
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 219 g
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice≈ 5 g
• 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 4 g
• One 8-ounce block cream cheese, at room temperature227 g
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar≈ 60 g
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
• 1 large egg≈ 50 g
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour≈ 31 g
• 3 tablespoons light brown sugar≈ 41 g
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature≈ 28 g
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts≈ 15 g
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice≈ 1.3 g
• Pinch kosher salt≈ 0.4 g

flour 250 gbatter 1327 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.

• Pumpkin49% · 2nd percentile · median 127%
• Sugar161% · 94th percentile · median 114%
• Fat55% · 66th percentile · median 50%
• Egg60% · 86th percentile · median 46%
• Spice2.6% · 56th percentile · median 2.4%
• Leavening3.3% · 47th percentile · median 3.4%
• Salt1.8% · 70th percentile · median 1.4%

Oven

Temperature

350°F / 175°C

median 350°F

Time

50 to 60 minutes

median 55 minutes