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Rich brown butter pumpkin bread with a glossy salted maple glaze, displayed on a rustic wooden table.

Rich Brown Butter Pumpkin Bread with a Salted Maple Glaze

A moist and flavorful pumpkin bread enriched with brown butter, topped with a sweet and salted maple glaze for a perfect fall treat.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 8 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 350
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Wet Ingredients
  • 190 g brown sugar
  • 90 g white sugar
  • 425 g pumpkin puree
  • 2 large eggs
  • 100 ml whole milk
  • 30 ml brown butter for the bread
  • 80 ml neutral oil
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 0.25 tsp salt
Dry Ingredients
  • 240 g all-purpose flour
  • 0.5 tsp baking soda
  • 1 - 2 pumpkin spice
Glaze Ingredients
  • 25 g brown butter for the glaze
  • 50 g maple syrup
  • 50 g powdered sugar
  • A pinch salt
  • A dash vanilla extract
  • Milk for consistency milk add as needed to reach desired glaze consistency

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a loaf pan with brown butter.
  2. Melt 30 ml brown butter until golden, then cool.
  3. Mix brown sugar, white sugar, pumpkin, eggs, milk, cooled brown butter, oil, and vanilla until smooth.
  4. Whisk dry ingredients and fold into wet mixture. Pour into pan.
  5. Bake for 40-45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan for 15 minutes.
  6. Prepare glaze by browning butter, then whisk with maple syrup, powdered sugar, vanilla, salt, and milk until smooth. Pour over cooled bread.

Notes

Ensure not to overmix the batter to keep the bread tender.