Preparation: 10 mins | Cook: 1 hour

Ingredients

• 200g plain flour
• 1 ¼ teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 255g pureed pumpkin
• 200g dark brown soft sugar
• 110ml buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180^°C.
2. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg into a large bowl.
3. Mix in the pumpkin, brown sugar, buttermilk, egg and butter until well blended. Pour into a 9×5 inch loaf tin and smooth the top.
4. Bake for 1 hour in preheated oven, or until a cocktail stick inserted into the centre comes out clean.