Pumpkin Amaretti Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/3 cup milk
• 8 amaretti cookies

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 inch springform pan with butter.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt with a whisk, then put the bowl aside.
3. In a large bowl, beat the butter with the sugar until the mixture looks pale and airy. Beat in the eggs until everything is fully blended.
4. Mix in the lemon zest and pumpkin puree until smooth. Add the flour mixture and beat only until it disappears into the batter, then beat in the milk.
5. Set the amaretti cookies on a cutting board, then crush them finely with a rolling pin or a heavy pan. Fold the crumbs gently into the batter.
6. Transfer the batter to the buttered pan and bake until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.