Bacon Pumpkin Bread
A deliciously spiced bacon pumpkin bread
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 4 slices of bacon diced
- 200 g (7oz) plain flour
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 0.5 tsp allspice
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 170 g (6oz) caster sugar
- 2 eggs beaten
- 240 ml (1 cup) pumpkin puree
- 100 ml (0.4 cup) olive oil
- 60 ml (0.25 cup) water
- 4 tbsp pumpkin seeds and extra to top
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to fan assisted 160C / 180C / 350F / gas 4 and prepare a 2lb loaf tin.
- Heat oil in frying pan and fry the bacon until done and set aside.
- Combine the flour, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, allspice and salt in a bowl and set aside.
- In another bowl mix together the caster sugar, eggs, pumpkin puree, olive oil and water and mix.
- Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients before stirring in the bacon and pumpkin seeds.
- Pour the pumpkin bread mix into the loaf tin, top with extra pumpkin seeds and bake for 60-70 mins until an inserted skewer comes out clean.