Pumpkin Loaf with Dulce de Leche Swirl
 
 
Swirling dulce de leche throughout this pumpkin loaf makes it extra moist and flavourful! The loaf is light and airy with all the flavours of classic pumpkin spice.
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Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
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  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1½ tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ⅓ cup shortening
  • ⅔ cup granulated sugar
  • ⅔ cups packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 can pumpkin puree
Instructions
  1. To make dulce de leche, place one can of sweetened condensed milk in a slow cooker. Fill with water until can is completely submerged, then cover and cook on low for about 8 hours. Remove can from crock pot and let cool completely.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and ligtly flour a loaf pan, tapping out any excess flour; set aside.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves; set aside.
  4. In another small bowl, mix together milk and vanilla; set aside.
  5. In a large mixing bowl, beat together shortening and sugars until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until blended. Add pumpkin and mix well.
  6. Add flour mixture in 3 parts, alternating with milk mixture, mixing until just combined.
  7. Pour ⅔ the batter into prepared loaf pan. Drop some scoops of dulce de leche into the batter, then pour remaining batter on top. Top with a few more scoops of dulce de leche. Using a knife, swirl the batter in the pan to mix in the dulce de leche. Try not to mix too much, otherwise it may sink to the bottom. I used about ½ a can of the dulce de leche per loaf.
  8. Bake for about 1 hour until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean (minus any melted dulce de leche. Cool in pan for 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
There are a few ways to make dulce de leche, but the slow cooker is by far the easiest! I usually toss the can in the slow cooker before I go to bed so it does it's thing while I'm asleep. So easy!

This recipe only uses about ½ a can of the dulce de leche. Use up the leftovers by swirling it in ice cream or spreading it on toast in the morning!
Recipe by Port and Fin at https://portandfin.com/pumpkin-loaf-with-dulce-de-leche-swirl/