First, preheat the oven to 325°F and measure out all of the ingredients.
Next, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice in a glass mixing bowl.
Then, in another separate large glass mixing bowl, use the blending whisk to combine the pumpkin puree, beaten egg, melted butter, and vanilla extract until completely combined.
Next, slowly pour half of the flour mixture into the wet ingredient mixture and mix well.
Add the remaining dry ingredients and whisk the mixture well until all of the ingredients are completely combined.
Next, completely coat the inside of the bread pan with the vegetable shortening. Make sure to get all of the sides and corners.I like to protect my hands from getting greasy in this step by covering up with some disposable food-friendly gloves.
Then, use a silicone spatula to scrape and spread all of the pumpkin bread batter into the greased loaf pan and transfer to the preheated oven to bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick stuck in the center comes out totally clean.Start checking the pumpkin bread after 50 minutes, you don’t want to overcook it.
When it’s ready, pull the baked pumpkin bread out of the oven and let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Then, transfer the baked bread from the pan to a cooling rack.
Finally, let the pumpkin bread completely cool on the rack for about 1-2 hours before glazing it.If you don’t let the bread cool completely then it will turn out doughy and chunky when you go to cut into it.
Vanilla glaze
First, gather up and measure out all of the glaze ingredients.
Next, combine the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and milk in a glass mixing bowl.
Then, use a blending whisk to mix the ingredients together until completely combined and a smooth consistency is reached.
Finally, slide a sheet of parchment paper under the cooling rack with the pumpkin bread and evenly pour the glaze over the whole loaf.
Garnish
After glazing the pumpkin bread, immediately sprinkle the chopped pecans on top before the glaze starts to harden.