Orange-Spice Pumpkin Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

For the bread
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons orange zest, finely chopped
3 eggs, beaten lightly
1 cup pumpkin puree
For the glaze
3/4 cup water
1 orange, zest of, finely chopped
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, peeled, finely chopped or 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 cup sugar

Preparation

Bring all ingredients to room temperature.
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Grease loaf pan.
Sift first 8 ingredients together.
In mixer bowl beat together butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and orange zest (the 2 tsp) on medium speed until well combined, about 2 minutes.
Add eggs, pumpkin puree and beat another 2 minutes.
Remove bowl from mixer and fold in, by hand and in two additions, the sifted dry ingredients until just barely mixed.
Pour into the pan and bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 55-60 minutes.
Cool for 15 minutes on a rack and then turn upside and tap gently to remove loaf from pan.
For the glaze:
Whisk all glaze ingredients together in a small saucepan set over medium heat.
Bring to a simmer and cook about 5 minutes, until slightly thickened.
Pour through a sieve into a heatproof bowl.
Brush onto warm loaf.