How much canned pumpkin can I add to a quick bread recipe before it isn't bread anymore?!
It's pretty decent, but it has way to much sugar and oil, and I'm interested in making some tweaks. I don't know, however, what proportions of ingredients you have to maintain to keep it as a "bread".
The finished bread is fine, but I could deal with it being less sweet. I think I'd like there to be a higher proportion of pumpkin in the recipe as well.
I actually made it with two subsitutions--20% of the flour for oats and pumpkin pie spice instead of the individual spices, but I was afraid to do anything more to it.
Someone suggested using shredded fresh pumpkin instead of canned, which sounds interesting, but confuses the proportions for me even more.
Can I reduce the sugar and oil, while increasing the amount of canned pumpkin and possibly oats, too? How do I get the right proportions? Can I make it more spicy? (perhaps add extra cinnamon? how much is too much?)
Answers: I found a recipe : http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pumpkin-Spi...
It's pretty decent, but it has way to much sugar and oil, and I'm interested in making some tweaks. I don't know, however, what proportions of ingredients you have to maintain to keep it as a "bread".
The finished bread is fine, but I could deal with it being less sweet. I think I'd like there to be a higher proportion of pumpkin in the recipe as well.
I actually made it with two subsitutions--20% of the flour for oats and pumpkin pie spice instead of the individual spices, but I was afraid to do anything more to it.
Someone suggested using shredded fresh pumpkin instead of canned, which sounds interesting, but confuses the proportions for me even more.
Can I reduce the sugar and oil, while increasing the amount of canned pumpkin and possibly oats, too? How do I get the right proportions? Can I make it more spicy? (perhaps add extra cinnamon? how much is too much?)
I don't know how this will come out but I substitute other ingredients for ones in recipes all the time. I definitely think that you can decrease the sugar and oil for more pumpkin. I think that canned is better than fresh though because you'd have to remove the seeds and it can be a pain. I would add tablespoon of extra cinnamon. Another suggestion is to change the water in the recipe for milk. It'll help add a better flavor to the bread.