Pumpkin Bread with Maple Syrup Glaze

Name: Pumpkin Bread with Maple Syrup Glaze
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1/2 cup canned pumpkin; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/3 cup buttermilk; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon molasses; COATING:; 5 tablespoons butter, melted; 1 tablespoon maple syrup; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

This luscious pumpkin bread with maple syrup glaze is well worth the occasional splurge. When we first discovered how fantastic it is, I made four loaves on three separate occasions in just over a week! —Jaleen Burkholder, Waterloo, New York

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon molasses
COATING:
5 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Batter will be thick.
Remove 1/2 cup batter to a small bowl; stir in cinnamon and molasses until blended. Pour half of the remaining plain batter into a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan; dot with half of the cinnamon batter. Repeat layers. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool in pan 20 minutes before removing to a wire rack. For coating, in a small bowl combine melted butter and maple syrup. In another shallow bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon. Brush loaf with butter mixture, allowing butter to soak into bread; gently roll loaf in sugar mixture, pressing lightly to coat.