Easy Pumpkin Bread and 8 Ways to Use It!

Yes, this pumpkin bread with brown butter and bourbon is awesome all on its own. But check out these 8 unexpected uses for leftovers!

Brown butter and bourbon will make this easy pumpkin bread recipe shine! It will be a tasty addition to our feast this year.

I started some baking last weekend and noticed while looking at Zoe’s choices that there was no pumpkin pie listed. No mistake, she decided on a maple sugar pie and an espresso date pecan pie as her desserts of choice.

Since this kitchen aims to please, I felt we still needed something pumpkin on the table and decided to make this delightful bread. I’ve never been a huge fan of pumpkin pie so that’s OK with me.

Well, this  bread is another story. This easy bread is subtle in the way of spice.

It is not too sweet and will perfectly complement the maple challah rolls that it will join on our table. It will be luscious with maple butter and still not be too rich.

But what to do with leftovers? This recipe made two loaves, so with any luck I might be able to try some fun ideas list below!

8 Unexpected Uses for Pumpkin Bread

1. Pumpkin Bread Pudding. Everyone knows that quick breads taste great in bread pudding. Pumpkin Bread Pudding? Bring it on!
2. Pumpkin Bread Croutons. This might sound crazy, but I’d slice leftover bread up, dry it out and then saute them in butter to make out of this world croutons. Think how good these would be on a fall salad with squash and sage and perhaps baby kale? Yum, just yum!
3. Trifle or Tiramisu. Cube these puppies up and layer them in a trifle, or as a base for pudding, or even a fall tiramisu.
4. French Toast. The morning after slice up your loaf and dip it into some eggs and cream. Fry in butter. Top with maple syrup. Oh yes Zoe, we are so doing this!
5. Pumpkin Bread Sundays. Manservant would love this with ice cream. French vanilla sitting on a base of pumpkin bread…topped with caramel syrup. Drooling!
6. Pumpkin Bread Stuffing. So this might seem to be going backwards, however if you dried out this pumpkin bread it could become part of a wonderful stuffing. This would blend in great with any sausage. Add some cranberries and some broth and oh my, you have just made stuffing.
7. Breakfast Stratas are always fun to make. Cube this loaf up. Mix with some eggs and milk. Add in some veggies and cheese and sausage. Yep. This would make a great breakfast strata.
8. Pumpkin Bread Crumbs. Dry the bread. Crumble and bake until crisp. You have pumpkin bread crumbs, my friend. Perfect for sweet potatoes. Perfect for squash. Perfect to add a little extra zest to most any casserole.

And there you have it. An easy Pumpkin Bread recipe with brown butter is versatile. And delicious!

What would you use leftovers for?  Yes, I know. You could just eat it!

A Few More Quick Breads:

Blueberry Nut Bread

Banana Granola Toasting Bread

Corn Bread with Tomato Salad

And don’t forget this Rum and Fruit Cake Bread!

Please Try the Pumpkin Bread and SHARE it too!

 

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