This Orange Pumpkin Loaf combines the warmth of pumpkin with the bright, zesty taste of whole orange, peel and all! A recipe straight from the professional kitchens of Le Cordon Bleu, this loaf is packed with seasonal spices, walnuts, and raisins, making it a delightful treat for breakfast, tea time, or dessert. I was in the kitchen at Le Cordon Bleu to practice filleting a Dover Sole and turning mushrooms, and Chef shared a pumpkin loaf with me. It was so delicious, I asked for the recipe.
It uses a whole orange, making it extra flavorful and perfect for this Fall season. Enjoy!
Recipe: Orange Pumpkin Loaf
Makes: 1 9x5 inch loaf pan
Ingredients:
1 large orange
125 grams butter
445 grams white sugar
3 eggs
410 grams canned pumpkin
130 ml water
415 grams all-purpose flour
8 grams baking soda
4 grams baking powder
8 grams salt
2 grams cinnamon
2 grams cloves
100 grams walnuts
140 grams raisins
Instructions:
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 350˚F (175˚C). Grease and lightly flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
- Prepare Orange Purée: Cut the orange into wedges and remove any seeds. Using a food processor, pulse the orange (peel included) until finely chopped.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the pumpkin, water, and orange purée.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Gradually fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined.
- Add Mix-Ins: Gently fold in the walnuts and raisins.
- Bake: Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool: Let the loaf cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.
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29 comments:
This looks amazingly moist and delicious! I love the whole orange idea. A perfect recipe for Autumn. Thanks! I'm going to try it this weekend.
Yum, wonderful! Exactly what I've been craving!
This recipe sounds great. I have a recipe for cranberry sauce that uses the same method of a whole orange, rind and all, ground up and added in. It makes it so fresh tasting. Thanks for passing on this recipe!
Looks delicious with the walnuts and raisins, and the orange sounds fantastic!
Looks delish! Hope I can find time to try it soon!
It does sound delicious. Thanks for sharing!
Sounds very good and it looks so moist! Mmm...
mmmm! Love orange flavored everything, looks like a real winner :)
Mmmmm! This looks almost too pretty to eat! Almost! I love cranberry with orange to start with, so...YUM! Hope things are well...all around!
That looks absolutely delicious!
I just made this last night and it's delicious! I love citrus, but I was a little afraid the pith of the orange would make the loaf bitter. It didn't- the flavor was intensely orange, followed by spicy pumpkin and walnuts. I will definitely make this again.
Sound divine and perfect for autumn
What an incredible looking cake with perfect Fall flavors.
looks just fantastic - can't wait to make use of all my pumpkins with your wonderful recipe of this loaf.
This looks so delicious and a recipe to boot? Whoa, girl! Thats so cool. Real chefs share recipes....? hehe
A true comfort food. BTW I love hearing about school. Thanks for sharing your experiences with all of us dreamers out here in la la land.
AmyRuth
Ooh, that looks like it would cure any mid-afternoon hunger pangs.
Yum!!
I feel the seasonal spirit here at Whisk. GREG
Anybody with the name Shari can't be all bad!!
I made this bread last night but it only says one loaf pan and it definitely needs two...way too much for one. Do you provide conversion factors from metric...I think I got it right but us Americans are still stuck on the not so precise volume type measurements of cups and teaspoons rather than the accuracy of weights.
The bread tastes delicious !!
Shari Unthank
I've been loving this combination. I made orange-pumpkin whole wheat muffins recently, and then I branched out into savory with mashed sweet potatoes flavored with orange juice.
This looks fabulous -- and I'll bet it tastes great. Using the whole orange would give a nice range of flavor... great idea. and just a bit different from all the other pumpkin breads out there.
Wow! This looks delicious. I love the combination of flavors.
adore your blog. will be making this very soon, for American Thanksgiving.
Gorgeous...just so good!! Love this loaf Shari. On my list!
This sounds great for the upcoming holiday season. Thanks for sharing this great recipe! Happy Halloween week!
Just made this recipe into muffins. It made two dozen beautiful, great tasting muffins. The combination of cloves and oranges and pumpkin -- delicious. Thanks for the recipe!
This sounds like a great recipe. I personally have to remove the oranges for myself *hate being allergic*, but I guess I could substitute. What kind of things would you substitute the oranges with?
I honestly don't know what would go with the pumpkin...
Hope to hear some suggestions,
Christine M.
Looks so yummy!
I have a question. I don't have a scale and all my measuring items are all US. Is there an easy way to convert the measurements?
Thanks!
Oh my. I wish I would have seen this earlier! But there is always tomorrow. Thanks.
I'm dying to try this! Thanks for posting. You have beautiful photos!
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