The Most Amazing Pumpkin-chocolate Chip Loaf Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar (or more or less depending on how sweet you desire)
• 2 large eggs, room temp
• 1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemons, rind of
• 1 -2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup sour cream, room temp
• 1/2 cup half-and-half cream or 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 position rack to center position.
• 3 butter a 9" x 5" metal loaf pan.
• 4 in a bowl, sift first 7 dry ingredients.
• 5 with an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in a large bowl, until light and fluffy.
• 6 gradually beat in eggs.
• 7 beat in pumpkin puree, lemon peel and vanilla.
• 8 in a small bowl whisk together the sour cream and half and half.
• 9 beat in sour cream mixture with flour mixture alternately into the batter in 2 additions.
• 10 fold in chocolate chips.
• 11 transfer batter to prepared baking dish.
• 12 sprinkle top with 1-2 tbsp sugar.
• 13 bake for approx 70 minutes, or until loaf bread test done.
• 14 note: this loaf cake can be made up to two days ahead.
• 15 wrap in foil; store at room temperature.