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Butter Pumpkin Bread with Salted Maple Brown Butter Glaze Recipe

Butter Pumpkin Bread with Salted Maple Brown Butter Glaze is a moist, warmly spiced pumpkin bread rich with nutty brown butter flavor, topped with a luscious salted maple glaze that perfectly balances sweet and savory.

Ingredients

  • For the bread:
  • – 1/2 cup unsalted butter, browned
  • – 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • – 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • – 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • – 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • – 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • – 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • – 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • – 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
  • – 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • – 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • – 2 large eggs
  • – 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • – 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • For the glaze:
  • – 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, browned
  • – 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • – 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • – Pinch of sea salt

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9×5 inch loaf pan.
  • 2. Brown the butter for the bread over medium heat, stir often until nutty and brown, then let cool.
  • 3. In a bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves.
  • 4. In a large bowl, combine cooled brown butter, pumpkin puree, sugars, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla.
  • 5. Add flour mixture and stir until just combined.
  • 6. Pour batter into pan and bake 55-65 minutes, covering loosely with foil if top browns too fast, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • 7. Cool completely before glazing.
  • 8. For glaze, brown butter again until nutty, whisk in powdered sugar, maple syrup, and sea salt until smooth.
  • 9. Pour glaze over cooled pumpkin bread and let set before slicing.

Notes

  • Browning the butter adds deep, rich flavor.
  • Use fresh spices for best aroma.
  • Let bread cool completely before glazing.
  • Store wrapped at room temperature or refrigerated.

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Keywords: butter pumpkin bread, brown butter pumpkin bread, maple glaze, salted maple glaze