Cottage Cheese Pumpkin Bread

Cottage Cheese Pumpkin Bread

from lentillovingfamily.com
Bread
189 kcal / serving

This cottage cheese pumpkin bread is moist, warmly spiced, and perfect for fall. Pumpkin purée and cottage cheese work together to create a tender, flavorful loaf that’s great for breakfast or snacking.

Ingredients

  • 1 cupcanned pumpkin purée
  • ¾ cupfull-fat cottage cheese
  • 2 largeeggs
  • ½ cupbrown sugar
  • ¼ cupneutral oil (such as grapeseed or vegetable)
  • 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  • 1 ¼ cupsall-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoonbaking powder
  • ½ teaspoonbaking soda
  • 1 ½ teaspoonspumpkin pie spice
  • ¼ teaspoonsalt

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350℉ and grease a standard loaf pan.

  2. 2

    In a blender or food processor, blend the cottage cheese until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl and whisk in the pumpkin purée, eggs, brown sugar, oil, and vanilla until fully combined.

  3. 3

    In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined. Make sure not to overmix.

  4. 4

    Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.

  5. 5

    Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.