Sweet Pumpkin loaf 南瓜疏菜面包

Pumpkins Series – Part two

As mentioned in my previous post, this is the second pumpkin recipe that Cushla shared with us at my last Healthy eating on a budget cooking class on Friday 18/03/2011.

With the weather turned wet and cooler, signs of fall are ushering into the Southern hemisphere. Hence, it is good time to start introducing some great fall's cooking recipes. Harvested in autumn, pumpkin is a seasonal vegetable widely available at a reasonable price during this time of the year. When pumpkins are abundant and cheap, you can to try making some pumpkin puree and freeze for use in soups, pies or healthy and moist Vegetarian loaf like this. The recipe used here is originated from a grated vegetable.

For this recipe we used cooked unsalted pumpkin puree instead. The amount of flour might need to be increased a little to compensate for the extra wetness. For a variation of this appetizing vegetarian loaf, one can use half pumpkin puree and half grated carrot. Adjustment to sweetness of the loaf much depends on the type of vegetable used. If grated carrots are used then use less sugar, however add more sugar if using courgettes.

To serve, slice and butter or ice with a fresh lemon or top with orange juice icing. You can also convert this pumpkin loaf into pumpkin muffins by baking in muffin pan instead. This tasty quick bread is great to serve in kids' lunch box. It is also a brilliant way to disguise vegetable to get veggie-hater like my son to eat veggie!

Sweet Pumpkin loaf   南瓜疏菜面包 -featured in Group Recipes 30/03/2011

SWEET PUMPKIN LOAF INGREDIENTS: A 1 cup grated pumpkin/pumpkin puree/ carrot or courgette 1 large or 2 small eggs ½ cup soya oil ½ to 1 cup raw sugar 1 tsp vanilla essence B 1 cup each whole meal and white flour ½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp baking soda 1 tsp cinnamon or mixed spice Pinch of salt ½ cups chopped walnuts, sultanas or other dried fruit (optional) METHOD: Preheat oven to 180C. Whisk all ingredients A in a large bowl. Shift flour in and then add all ingredients B into the bowl and mix well. Baked in a greased loaf tin at 180C for 60 minutes or until test doneness with a skewer comes out clean. Tips: The Making of Pumpkin Puree Cut pumpkin into even sized pieces and steam until tender. Drain, cool then remove skin and scoop flesh into processor or bowl. Purée or mash into a smooth puree. Freeze to store. 南瓜疏菜面包 容易，简单又健康的素食谱。 材料： A 1杯磨碎的南瓜/南瓜泥/胡萝卜或青瓜 1粒大号鸡蛋或2粒小号鸡蛋 半杯豆油 半至1杯糖 1茶匙香草精 B 普通面粉和全麦面粉各1杯 半茶匙发酵粉 半茶匙小苏打粉 1茶匙肉桂粉或混合香料粉 少许盐 ½杯切碎的核桃，葡萄干或者其他干果（可选） 方法： 1）把烤箱预热到180C摄氏。 2）把所有A成分搅拌在一个大碗里. 3）筛面粉进碗中后加入所有B材料拌匀。倒入抹油的烤盘. 4）放进预热了180C摄氏烤箱烤60分钟或直到用竹串测试取出来干净为止。 提示： 南瓜泥制作: 南瓜切成均匀大小块，蒸直到熟。沥干水后取出冷却，去皮取肉捣碎成泥。