Pumpkin Bread

Sunday was supposed to be cross training for me but instead I decided to take the day off and spend it baking and eating enormous amounts of Pumpkin Bread. I’d say that was a good decision on my part. Anyway- this recipe came out really good! I added raisins to it just because I love them and they make anything taste better. The bread is really moist and very delicious. Perfect for the Fall. However, for some reason, it took longer than the 50 minutes it said to cook the bread. not sure why. Maybe its my loaf pan? Who knows. Maybe next time I’ll add more pumpkin and raisins, too. Although everyone I had try it (which was a a lot of people) said they wouldnt change anything about it. But I think its worth experimenting with different proportions of things….what do you think?

Question: what did you do this weekend? have any races? Cook/bake something cool? see a new movie? do anything fun?

Ingredients

  • 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F . Grease and flour three 7×3 inch loaf pans (or really whatever size you want to cook it in…muffin pans would even work)
  2. In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.
  3. Bake for about 50 minutes (took longer for me) in the preheated oven. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  4. top with butter or mascarpone cheese (I like to mix mascarpone, honey, vanilla and cinnamon and then spread it on) or PB or nutella or whatever you want…and EAT! if you are feeling generous, share some with a friend. or just be a pig and eat the whole loaf. your call.