UPDATE:  Congratulations Valerie of Don’t Forget Delicious!  You’ve won the coveted Ribbon Pan!  Please email me within 48 hours to claim your prize.  Thanks to everyone for entering, and stay tuned for The 25 Days of Christmas…I’ll be giving away another pan and SO MUCH MORE!

Good morning!  Yesterday I asked on Facebook…which would you like to see first, Pumpkin Popovers, or Pumpkin Yeast Bread?

You asked for the bread.

And so today, while you are sitting down to breakfast, consider this…

Tomorrow, you COULD be sitting down to French Toast, made with this Pumpkin Bread.  Rich and full of fall flavors, a nice cinnamon vanilla syrup and bourbon whipped cream on the side.

Except you don’t have this bread.

Yet.

I guarantee you’ll be making it soon, though, as it’s fall, and fall means you bake bread.  And you use all the pumpkin you can get your hands on.  And Thanksgiving is coming up, and you want to impress your family, especially your in-laws, right?

This bread will do that.

Don’t be expecting a cakelike bread, this is not a cakelike bread.  It is a yeast bread, perfect for french toast, or a dollop of butter, or as an unusual sandwich choice.  It is only a tad bit sweet, and the aroma of cardamom and orange will fill the house as it bakes.  It is heaven! I chose to bake mine in this gorgeous loaf pan from Chicago Metallic, where I am a new “Partner in Baking.”  What an honor!  Many of my baking recipes will be featured on their site, and I am in amazing company!  Go check it out soon…I think you’ll find a lot to drool over.  Until then, get started on this bread!

If you don’t have the fancy loaf pan, no worries, you can certainly make it in any 9-10 cup loaf pan.  It’s just that THIS pan is spectacular, and PERFECT for this bread.  So impressive! (Plus, it is so weighty AND non-stick, I just adore it.)  You can buy one here, or, you can scroll down a bit farther to try and WIN one!  (I really do understand if you can’t take chances and need to buy it, though…it’s a pretty thing and worth every penny.)

Let me know if you get one!

And now…the recipe.  I hope you’ll love it.

The Giveaway

I’m giving away one of these Ribbon Loaf Pans from Chicago Metallic, and I know you need one! Leave me a comment here telling me why you want this fabulous pan, and you’ll be entered to win one!  But wait! There’s more!  Here are SIX more chances to win…

Stumble this post, then comment letting me know you did so.

Pin a picture of this post on Pinterest (you know you want to, we Pinterest folks are addicts and want to pin anything delicious!)  Again, be sure to comment letting me know you did.

Share this post on Facebook, for one chance to win.  Just be sure to come back here and comment, letting me know you did.

For another chance, Tweet the link to this post.  Again, return, and let me know you did – I’m not psychic!

For a third and fourth chance, please Fan Chicago Metallic on Facebook and/or Follow them on Twitter.  Each one counts, so that’s two additional chances, just be sure to comment for each one you do.

So there are SIX chances!

I highly recommend Following doughmesstic on Twitter and becoming a Fan on Facebook as well, as I have this tendency to throw bonus entries out via those two.  No bonus entries just for dong those, but pay attention, I only shout out the bonus once!  Oh, just follow me, okay? It can’t hurt!

Contest is open to addresses in the US only, and closes at 11:59pm EST on October 31, 2011.  Prize is supplied and shipped by Chicago Metallic. I was supplied one to review, but was NOT paid for this post, and all opinions are my own.

Tagged as: bread, breakfast, cardamom, fall, orange, pumpkin, vanilla, yeast