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Pumpkin Labneh Bread

Carissa Erzen
This pumpkin labneh bread is a wonderful balance of sweet and salty. The pumpkin bread and spices are warming and sweet, while the creamy labneh filling adds a hint of salty, cheesy flavor.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, Middle Eastern
Servings 12 servings

Ingredients
  

Labneh Filling

  • 16 oz labneh (try looking in your local Middle Eastern store for the best brands)
  • 1 large egg

Pumpkin Bread

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ cup roughly chopped nuts of your choice or chocolate chips (optional)

Instructions
 

  • To make the labneh filling, blend the labneh and one egg in a medium mixing bowl with an electric hand whisk, until it is smooth. Set aside.
  • To make the pumpkin bread, first grease one large (bigger than 9 inch by 5 inch) loaf pan OR two 8 by 4 inch loaf pans.
    Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  • In another mixing bowl, mix together the pumpkin puree, two eggs, vegetable oil, milk and vanilla.
  • Gently mix together the dry and the wet ingredients, until there is no dry mixture visible.
    Fold in the nuts or chocolate chips.
  • Pour half the batter into the baking pan(s).
    Spread the labneh filling on top of the batter and smooth out the top.
    Pour the rest of the batter on top.
  • If you're making two smaller loaves, bake for about 40 to 50 minutes. If you're making one large loaf, bake for about 60 to 70 minutes, until a wooden skewer inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
    Let the bread cool for at least 20 minutes, then slice it up and enjoy!!
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