Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons orange zest, finely chopped
• 3 eggs, beaten lightly
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 orange, zest of, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, peeled, finely chopped or 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 cup sugar

Instructions

1. Bring all ingredients to room temperature.

2. Preheat oven to 350°F.

3. Grease loaf pan.

4. Sift first 8 ingredients together.

5. In mixer bowl beat together butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and orange zest (the 2 tsp) on medium speed until well combined, about 2 minutes.

6. Add eggs, pumpkin puree and beat another 2 minutes.

7. Remove bowl from mixer and fold in, by hand and in two additions, the sifted dry ingredients until just barely mixed.

8. Pour into the pan and bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 55-60 minutes.

9. Cool for 15 minutes on a rack and then turn upside and tap gently to remove loaf from pan.

10. For the glaze:.

11. Whisk all glaze ingredients together in a small saucepan set over medium heat.

12. Bring to a simmer and cook about 5 minutes, until slightly thickened.

13. Pour through a sieve into a heatproof bowl.

14. Brush onto warm loaf.