5 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter, cut into small chunks
1cup chopped, lightly toasted almonds
pinch of salt
for the bread
1 3/4cups all-purpose flour
3/4cup sugar
1cup pumpkin puree
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1/4cup plain, whole-milk yogurt
2 eggs, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Butter and flour a medium-sized loaf pan.
First make the streusel, in a small bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Add in the pieces of butter, and using a pastry cutter, or 2 knives, cut the butter into the flour mixture until coarse crumbs have formed. Mix in the toasted almonds.
Then, in a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, powder, salt, sugar, and spices. In a separate bowl, cream the butter using an electric mixer on medium speed. Then add the eggs, yogurt, and vanilla. Fold in the pumpkin puree. Gradually fold in the flour mixture in three additions, stirring between each. Pour half of the batter into the loaf pan, then top with about 1/3 of the streusel. Pour in the rest of the batter, then top with the remaining 2/3 of the streusel.
Bake for 55 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool and serve!