Walnut Streusel Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup salted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• cup pumpkin purée (plain)
• large eggs
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• teaspoon vanilla extra ct
• 1/2 cup sall-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon sbaking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger (Optional)
• 1/4 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/4 cup cold salted butter, cubed
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) with oven rack in center position. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2. Beat ½ cup softened butter and white sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; beat in pumpkin purée, eggs, ¼ cup brown sugar, and vanilla extract until incorporated. Set aside.
3. Sift 1 ½ cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger together into a separate large bowl; beat ½ into pumpkin mixture on low speed until incorporated. Add remaining ½ flour mixture alternating with milk, mixing until batter is smooth; do not overmix. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
4. Combine walnuts, ½ cup cold butter, ¼ cup brown sugar, oats, and ¼ cup flour in a medium bowl with a fork to form large crumbles; sprinkle over batter in the pan.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 65 minutes. Cool completely before serving.