Anise Pumpkin Bread

Name: Anise Pumpkin Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 1 loaf (12 pieces)
Ingredients: 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1 cup canned pumpkin; 1/3 cup vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup quick-cooking oats; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon aniseed; 1/2 teaspoon salt; GLAZE:; 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; 2 to 3 teaspoons 2% milk; 1/4 teaspoon anise extract; 1/4 teaspoon butter flavoring, optional

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Yield 1 loaf (12 pieces)

Test Kitchen Approved

We live in a rural area of Long Island where there's plenty of fresh air and friendly country folks. This recipe has traveled from one end of the island to the other.

Ingredients

2 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup quick-cooking oats
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon aniseed
1/2 teaspoon salt
GLAZE:
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
2 to 3 teaspoons 2% milk
1/4 teaspoon anise extract
1/4 teaspoon butter flavoring, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, combine the eggs, brown sugar, pumpkin, oil and vanilla. In another bowl, combine the flour, oats, baking powder, aniseed and salt; add to pumpkin mixture and stir until well blended. Pour into a greased and floured 8x4-in. loaf pan.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over bread.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 219 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 197mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (24g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

We live in a rural area of Long Island where there's plenty of fresh air and friendly country folks. This recipe has traveled from one end of the island to the other.

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