If you follow me you know how much I love the show The Chew. Well, this recipe comes from Clinton Kelly. He made this recipe on the show and everyone raved about it. This is not a super sweet recipe but has notes of sweetness with the dates, but the butter really makes this bread. Don’t skip the butter as it truly brings the bread to an amazing place! If you are looking for something a little more sweet you can take my husband’s suggestion and put some mini chocolate chips in there!!
INGREDIENTS
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
1 can unsweetened pumpkin purée (15 ounces)
1 cup sour cream
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 large eggs
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup of walnuts, chopped
1 cup of dates, pitted and chopped
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips (optional)
FOR THE BUTTER
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
Zest of one orange
2 Tablespoons of honey
1/2 teaspoon salt
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter or spray two loaf pans with non stock spray. In a large bowl add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cloves. Whisk to combine. In a separate large bowl add the pumpkin, sour cream, sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs. Whisk to combine. Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients a little at a time stirring to combine until all of the dry ingredients are well combined. Fold in the walnuts, dates and mini chips if using. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes to 1 hour and 20 minutes or until cooked through checking with a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf, If it comes out clean, it is ready. When cooked through remove from oven letting them rest on a baking rack for 15 minutes to cool completely before slicing.
To make the orange honey butter, mix all of the ingredients together until well combined. Serve with bread.
Enjoy!
