Pumpkin, pear and ginger loaf

Serves:

Ingredients

• 3 cups wholemeal flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 200g butternut pumpkin, grated
• 100g pear, cored, unpeeled and grated (roughly one)
• 1 tsp ginger, grated
• 185g butter, melted
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3/4 cup raw sugar

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C conventional or 160°C fan-forced and line a loaf tin with baking paper.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and cinnamon. Add remaining ingredients and stir gently until just combined.

Bake for 50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

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Serving Suggestions

Note

• This is perfect served with delicious lemon curd.
• This wholemeal loaf takes under 10 minutes to make (not including baking time).
• This recipe was created by Sophie Hansen for Kidspot, New Zealand’s best recipe finder.