Gluten-Free Pumpkin Bread with Pepita Streusel

Steps

• 1

  Heat oven to 350°F. Grease or spray bottom only of 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. In small bowl, mix 3 tablespoons brown sugar and 1 tablespoon rice flour blend; cut in butter. Set aside.
• 2

  In large bowl, place pumpkin, granulated sugar, 3/4 cup brown sugar, the oil, vanilla and eggs; mix well. In medium bowl, mix 2 cups rice flour blend, the baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda and salt. Stir flour mixture into pumpkin mixture until blended; pour into pan. Sprinkle pepitas over top; press lightly into batter. Spoon streusel mixture over pepitas in pan.
• 3

  Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan. Cool completely, streusel-side up, on cooling rack, about 3 hours.