pumpkin-tinged cranberry bread

This vegan pumpkin-cranberry bread makes a delicious breakfast with coffee or tea.

If you are like me, you've taken advantage of the pre-Thanksgiving sales and have stocked up on rock-bottom-dollar canned pumpkin. I now have about 6 cans in my pantry. This tasty quick bread recipe – a little tart, a little sweet – will help you put a dent in your stash – or use up leftover Thanksgiving pumpkin. 

Mix dry and wet ingredients and bake. It's that simple.

This recipe is about balance, hence the recipe name "Pumpkin-Tinged Cranberry Bread." The addition of just 1/2 cup infuses this bread an earthy sweetness that provides a nice counterbalance to the tanginess of the cranberries.

Save your ass. Use up your pumpkin stash.

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Fresh from the oven

Vegan Pumpkin-Tinged Cranberry Bread

Dry Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour [I used1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour, 1/2 cup white spelt flour and 1/2 cup white flour]
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp sea or kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp ground cardamon [optional]
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda

Wet Ingredients:

• 6 T canola oil
• 1/2 cup unsweetened pumpkin
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup vegan sour cream or plain non-dairy yogurt
• 1/2 cup non-dairy milk

• 2 cups cranberries

Makes one loaf

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.

Mix wet ingredients in a medium bowl, then stir into dry ingredients until just combined. Don't overmix or you'll end up with a tough loaf. Batter will be thick.

Stir the cranberries into the batter, then pour into a greased loaf pan.

Bake for about 60-70 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes, then run a butter knife along edges of pan, invert and transfer to a serving dish.