Pumpkin Streusel Bread

Pumpkin Streusel Bread

This is a recipe I got from Whole Foods Market several years ago - but it has been a keeper and I make it every year. It is really good and truly a fall time treat!!

For the streusel topping:

3/4 C brown sugar
6 TB flour
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
6 TB melted butter

Mix in small bowl and set aside.

For the bread:

1 15oz. can pumpkin
3/4 C canola oil
4 eggs
2 C sugar
3 C flour
3/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground clove
2 C chopped apples
(nuts in the bread and/or streusel topping are optional)
(the recipe suggests roasted chestnuts or walnuts)

Mix the pumpkin, oil, eggs and sugar. Then mix in the dry ingredients. (sift them first if you want.)

I chop my apples pretty small. I like the taste of them in the bread but not the feel of big chunks of apple.

Fold in the apples (and nuts, if you choose). This makes 2 loaves. After the bread mixture is in your bread pans, sprinkle the topping over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes. As an added bonus, this bread actually freezes well.