It’s fall, and in my world that means pumpkin. Pumpkin anything: pie, soup, scones, pancakes, and bread. If it has pumpkin in it, I’m there, and I love it.
I was a hostess this week for my monthly garden club meeting, and I knew pumpkin bread would be a perfect snack for our morning meeting. I served it along with donut holes, chocolate candy, cider, and orange juice. Sounds nourishing, right??? The pumpkin bread was from a simple recipe I found at www.allrecipes.com, and it made two big loaves, one to eat and one to freeze. I knew it would be my recipe of the week.
PUMPKIN BREAD
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3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
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1 teaspoon salt
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3 cups white sugar
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1 cup vegetable oil
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4 eggs
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1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
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1/2 cup water
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9×5 inch loaf pans. Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside.
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In a large bowl, beat together sugar, oil, eggs, and pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture alternately with water. Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 60 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. For best flavor, store wrapped in plastic wrap at room temperature for a full day before serving.
It will make a great treat for your family this week-end. Have a good one!!!
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Take care.
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Carol says
Goodness! I made pumpkin bread today, and I use the exact same recipe! (except spices might be slightly different: 1tsp cinnamon, 1tsp nutmeg, 1/2 tsp each ginger and cloves). It’s very popular around here.
I always bake mine in 3 smaller loaf pans, because I had trouble getting all that batter to cook through in 2 larger pans.
Great minds thinking alike!
Shirley@Housepitality Designs says
I love Fall as there always seems to be pumpkin bread somewhere….!
Great recipe!
Alicia@ eco friendly homemaking says
Oh I am with you. I love almost anything that has pumpkin in it and this bread looks so tasty!!