Chef Akane's Recipe Counter — Recipe 4: Pumpkin Bread, Page 10
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A tall golden-brown pumpkin loaf topped with toasted pumpkin seeds rests on a wooden board, steam curling up. Caption: "Done." A bread knife cuts a thick slice, revealing a moist, deep orange inside. Caption: "Deep orange, soft and moist, warm with cinnamon and ginger." Akane tilts her head back, eyes closed, smiling blissfully. Caption: "The whole apartment smells like autumn."
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The finished pumpkin loaf, golden brown and topped with pumpkin seeds, sits steaming on a wooden board; a bread knife cuts a thick slice showing a moist orange crumb, and Akane breathes in the smell with her eyes closed.
About this chapter
Pumpkin is trending on Google again this autumn, and pumpkin bread is the most searched pumpkin recipe in more of the country than any other. On a slow autumn morning Akane bakes one moist, warmly spiced loaf in her small countertop oven: one bowl for the dry, one for the wet, a gentle fold, a crown of pumpkin seeds and a careful doneness check. Captions walk the reader through every amount, temperature and timing so it can be baked at home, ending with Akane at her little table with a warm slice and a cup of tea, running some very serious quality control.