Delicious buttenut squash bread made with roasted butternut squash puree, flour, sugar, eggs, and spices and pecans.
If you like pumpkin bread, then you will love this butternut squash bread too. This is simple and easy quick bread that you can make while incorporating fall flavors it you want. For making this butternut squash bread you need to roast butternut squash and make it into puree. I want to make it entirely different than the pumpkin bread so skipped usual pumpkin pie spices.
What is butternut squash bread?
It is a quick bread made with butternut squash puree, apple sauce, oil spices, flour, eggs, and sugar. You do not need any yeast for this recipe. If you want to make sourdough version try this Butternut squash sourdough bread.
You can either roast or puree the butternut squash to get the puree. I found roasting halved entire ones is easy rather than peeling and slicing them into small cubes. If you want, you can do that too.
Best part is that you can freeze the butternut squash puree for up to 3 months in freezer, or if you want you can use the butternut squash puree within 3 days of making, by keeping in refrigerator.
If you can find canned butternut squash puree, try that, it too will work.
When you are using the homemade squash puree make sure to adjust the water content in your recipes as butternut squash contains 81% of water.
How I made butternut squash bread
Ingredients
Flour: I used unbleached all-purpose flour you can also use whole wheat flour too, start with ¼ cup, and then increase to equal proportion of whole wheat flour and all-purpose flour.
Apple sauce: Apple sauce adds extra moisture to the bread, you can use banana or even green yogurt will work well.
Oil: I used vegetable oil, you can use canola oil or any other less flavor oil.
Eggs: 2 large eggs they bring lift to bread
Spices: 1) Cinnamon: goes well with any kind of squash and it is star of any fall baking.
2) Ginger: This warm spice mingles with butternut squash and bring a zing to the recipe
3) Nutmeg: Distinctive pungent fragrance and a warm slightly sweet taste; it is used to flavor
the butternut squash bread.
4) Cardamom: It is most aromatic and sweet spice adds extra flavor boost to squash recipes.
Sugar: I used both brown and granulated sugar. You can increase the amount of brown sugar if you want more dark color and less sweetness. I used only 1 cup of granulated sugar and 3 tablespoons of brown sugar. This is not overly sweet butternut squash bread.
Nuts: I used pecans you can use walnuts if you do not like nuts. If you want to make nut free that is too possible, add in some cranberries, chocolate chips or nothing.
How to make it
Mix all the spices, baking soda and flour together and mix all wet ingredients separately. Then mix in both also make sure not to overmix. Then bread becomes dense.
Baking
This bread will be ready in 50-55 minutes after baking at 350°F, please watch as you need to take it out when the toothpick comes out clean. Time may vary slightly depending upon your oven.
Variation
You can use the same recipe with pumpkin puree. You can customize the addon’s, depending upon your taste like nuts, chocolate chips, cranberry both fresh and frozen.
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Butternut Squash Bread
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup 218.75g all-purpose flour
- 1 cup 200g granulated sugar
- 1 cup 154g Roasted butternut squash puree
- 3 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup 53g vegetable oil
- ¼ cup 72g apple sauce
- ½ cup 66g pecans chopped finely
- 1 teaspoons baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour and line parchment paper on one 9.5 x 5 Inch, 2. 4.7inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, mix the butternut squash puree, eggs, oil, apple sauce and sugars until thoroughly combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ging9.5 x 5 Inch, Set of 2. 4.7er and cardamom.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the butternut squash mixture. Combine just until incorporated; do not over mix. To this fold in chopped pecans. Pour into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
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This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
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Oscar says
This butternut squash bread is delicious! The roasted butternut squash puree, spices, and pecans make it super tasty and perfect for fall.
DK says
Wow - so much goes into this amazing butternut squash bread! It's incredibly rich and flavorful - just the way I like it!
Amy says
I love traying all your different flavoured breads! Loving the apple sauce and pecans in this recipe. Yet another hit!
Krystle says
The warming spices go to great with this bread. It is super moist too!
Brenda says
I used Spaghetti squash And it was delicious!!! Thanks for the recipe 👍
Mandeep says
How much quantity of yoghurt or banana am I suppose to use instead of apple sauce?
Mandeep says
How much quantity of yoghurt or banana am I suppose to use instead of apple sauce?
Swathi says
1 banana or 1/4 cup yougrut
Christina says
Wow, this looks so delicious! I need to try.
Suja Manoj says
Interesting bread recipe, perfectly baked
Kerri says
This bread flew on the plate this weekend! Everyone loved it, and it meant the kids got some extra nutrients in their diets, sneaky!
Kasy says
Looks super tasty and a great recipe for the fall season!
Capri says
Such a tasty bread! I love the pecans in it!
Kay says
I love your breads, they always come out so perfect!
Sarah James says
What a delicious bread, loved the addition of cardamom.
Mama Maggie's Kitchen says
My mouth is watering. I have to make this tonight!
Alexandra says
Delicious flavours - we love butternut squash!
Amanda Marie Boyle says
Looks so amazing! I have half a butternut I need to use up and this is perfect!
Sue says
What a great way to sneak some veggies into your family's diet!
Emily Flint says
What an interesting idea for bread, I can't wait to make this!
katrina Kroeplin says
what?!? this sounds amazing. i will have to save this and make sometime very very soon.
Catalina says
This butternut squash is so perfect for the Sunday brunch! Sounds easy to make and so tasty!
Nathalie Porbes says
It's easier to find recipes now and good thing that I found this! All looking good and tasty so will surely love to try it!
Lois says
I love butternut squash and it is very nutritious. The list of vitamins and minerals in it is long.
Kita Bryant says
Now this looks interesting. I would really love to try this bread!
Aneta Anna Alaei says
This looks delicious and so timely now that fall is almost here. Can't wait to make this so I can enjoy with my coffee.
Jennifer Van Haitsma says
I've never heard of this, but I love breads in general. Looks delicious!
Rafeeda - The Big Sweet Tooth says
The bread has such a lovely texture... Love the hint of spices and the bites of nuts in between...
Adriana says
wow, you are definitely an expert in baking this bread looks so moist and yummy I need a slice!
Tasheena says
This looks so yummy. I wish I had everything to make this right now.
Amber Myers says
I love fresh bread, so I look forward to trying this out. It looks and sounds amazing.
Ben says
I am definitely making this. I've never heard of butternut squash bread, but I love zucchini bread, so I feel like this is going to be a winner for me.
Sarah Bailey says
Now this sounds like an interesting bake - I have to admit I wouldn't have thought of using butternut squash to make bread - you always seem to have the most interesting and different ideas!
Pam Wattenbarger says
I use butternut squash in several dishes but I never thought of including it in bread. This sounds and looks delicious!