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Christmas Gift Loaf

SUBMITTED BY: ABNER100

"Great Holiday loaf with pumpkin, nuts, chocolate chips and icing. Doubling the batch will yield three 8x4 inch loaves."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 11 stars. This recipe average a 4.7 star rating.
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COOK TIME  1 Hr 5 Min
READY IN  1 Hr 5 Min
Original recipe yield 1 - 9x5 inch loaf

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
  • 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts, divided
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  • 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg
  • 1 pinch ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each one. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg, and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the sugar mixture alternately with the pumpkin puree, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Fold in the chocolate chips and 3/4 cup of the walnuts until evenly distributed. Spoon into the prepared loaf pan, and sprinkle the remaining walnuts over the top.
  3. Bake for 65 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the crown of the loaf comes out clean. Cool, then remove from the pan, and drizzle with icing.
  4. To make the icing, stir together the confectioners' sugar and heavy cream with a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg until smooth.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2006 by Jackie2244
Its one of the best pumpkin recipes I have tried! My family loved it. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 6, 2006 by FOODLOVE
This loaf comes out beautiful. I did a triple batch and was able to generate 10 mini-loafs, I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2006 by Katskitchen
This recipe was wonderful! I made a couple of changes - used 1/2 cup white and 1/2 cup brown... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 6, 2006 by Marsha D
I just made this for a cocktail party - doubled the recipe, used mini chips and baked them in... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 5, 2006 by Cindy Hall
Very good! The batter is thick and it helps to smooth out the top well. I didn't bother with... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2006 by LPHILLIPS9
...Made this bread to add to my sweets platter. Omitted the nuts, used mini chips and topped... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2006 by Laura-Jane
Came out perfectly every time! I've made three loaves to give away. Thanks! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 5, 2006 by Rachel
This was really good. I used only Robin Hood Multi Grain flour for bread and didn't make the... MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Christmas Gift Loaf

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 360

  • Total Fat: 20.4g
  • Cholesterol: 60mg
  • Sodium: 331mg
  • Total Carbs: 43.1g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 2.6g
  • Protein: 5.1g

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