Pumpkin Bread Recipe

It is the time of year we think of apples and pumpkin....as well as soups and chilli. Last night was time to try one of those thoughts....pumpkin bread.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup Flour
1 cup Sugar
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 cup Pumpkin
1/2 cup Olive Oil
2 Eggs, beaten
1/4 cup Water
1/2 tsp each Nutmeg, Allspice, Cinnamon
Dash of Ginger and/or Clove (optional)
1/2 tsp Chopped Nuts (optional)

Preheat oven 350°
Combine Flour, Salt, Sugar, Baking Soda in small bowl. Set aside
Combine Pumpkin, Oil, Eggs, Water & Spices in large bowl. Add dry ingredients.
Do Not Mix thoroughly. Stir in Nuts.

Pour into prepared 9x5x3 loaf pan. Bake 50-60 minutes or until skewer comes out clear. Turn out of pan and let cool.

This is a heavy sweet bread much like Banana Bread. Because each person's preference is different, you may want to vary the amount of sugar to make sweeter or even experiment with brown sugar vs white sugar.

Happy baking!
Lisa @ Jakes