Great question! Use half the volume if using Morton's kosher salt. I'm assuming when you say it's not fine grained that you aren't using a coarse salt that's got very large crystals? If so, I'd try to grind it down to something finer to make the distribution more even within the batter. Hope that helps!

Hi Lori,
You can definitely add chocolate chips. I'd likely add up to 175 grams (1 cup) of chocolate chips to this size of a loaf cake recipe. Perhaps start with 130 grams (3/4 cup) and see how it looks (if there is just the right amount or not enough) and then add the last 1/4 cup if you think necessary.

As for the baking time, I think it will likely remain at 1 hour 15 minutes. Check on it around that time and then see if you need to add a few more minutes. Hope that helps!

Your recipe was perfection. I've stopped baking loaf breads because they were always either raw in the middle or gummy. This pumpkin bread recipe and your tips have me believing I can actually repeat my first success. I'll be baking this pumpkin bread all Fall and Winter. I can't wait to get back in the kitchen!

Janice, thank you so much for your thoughtful reply. I appreciate it!

Hi, You can do 115 grams (1/2 cup) in a 1:1 substitution, but I suspect you could safely go up higher (up to 3/4 cup or 170 grams of butter). You can either incorporate melted butter into the batter, or you could switch to the creaming method of mixing, so beating together the softened butter with the sugar, then incorporating the eggs, etc. like for a cake.

Hope that helps! And here's a crash course on mixing methods to see the differences you may expect: https://bakeschool.com/baking-basics-mixing-methods/

Hi, I did a little research and apparently your best bet for a sodium free equivalent for baking soda is potassium bicarbonate. Apparently this works well and I gather you can try a 1:1 substitute, BUT it has a bitter flavour, which means in recipes heavy on the baking soda, you may have to pull back on the potassium bicarbonate to avoid tasting it. I hope this might be helpful for you!