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.
- Author: ssam
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 65 mins
- Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
- Yield: 10 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
- 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
- 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.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 270
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
Keywords: butter pumpkin bread, brown butter pumpkin bread, maple glaze, salted maple glaze