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HOW TO MAKE DELICIOUS PUMPKIN BREAD
THIS PUMPKIN BREAD RECIPE IS MOIST AND DELICIOUS, TO SATISFY ALL OF YOUR FALL PUMPKIN CRAVINGS. A FROM SCRATCH, SIMPLE RECIPE TO ENJOY.
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Learn how to make this delicious pumpkin bread recipe that will get you ready for fall in no time! While there are so many pumpkin recipes out there that call for cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and other ingredients, they make for more of a “spice” cake. Sometimes we crave just a regular pumpkin bread … this delicious pumpkin bread recipe is a full-blown pumpkin bread, to satisfy all of your fall pumpkin cravings. We like to make this bread all different ways, sometimes using chocolate chips, raisins or nuts depending on what we have in our pantry.
FOR THE LOVE OF FALL
September is a big birthday month for Simply Rooted Farmhouse! My husband and our youngest son have September birthdays and to celebrate we love to take a ride and go pumpkin picking. There are a few little farms around us that grow pumpkins, and they’re always a treat to visit. One of the farms also sells locally made goat milk soaps, which I adore. To learn more about us, click here.
We choose several pumpkins for carving, some for decorating, and definitely some for eating. Last year we started making our own homemade pumpkin puree so that we have fresh (frozen), organic, locally-grown pumpkin in our freezer for most of the year. Making pumpkin puree is very easy to do, and doesn’t take much time at all. To learn how to make your own, check out this post. One sandwich sized ziplock bag of homemade pumpkin puree is about the equivalent of one can of pumpkin from the store, so you’ll need two of those to make this recipe.
TIPS FOR BAKING DELICIOUS PUMPKIN BREAD
This recipe is actually supposed to be cooked in large cans, like the ones that coffee used to come in! When cooked this way, the result is a beautiful round cake that is sliced into circles. If you are lucky enough to have some large cans like this, be sure to grease them up very well. This recipe will use 4 large coffee cans and cooks for about an hour.
Don’t have coffee cans? Me either! I searched our home high and low, and the only empty coffee containers I had were not suitable for this recipe. I made loaves, which cooked a little longer but they were just as delicious. This recipe would also make an incredible bundt cake.
JAZZ UP PUMPKIN BREAD WITH THESE EXTRAS
Pumpkin bread is delicious all on it’s own. If you’re interested in adding in some extras, consider adding 1-2 cups of any of the following:
- Chocolate chips (or white chocolate chips, yum)
- Walnuts
- Cranberries
- Raisins
INGREDIENTS AND TOOLS NEEDED TO MAKE PUMPKIN BREAD
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- 3 1/2 C Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 C Oil
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 C Water
- 2 C Pumpkin (equivalent of two cans, or two sandwich sized ziplock bags if you are using homemade puree)
- 3 C Sugar
- Optional: chocolate chips, raisins, nuts…
- Mixing bowl
- Stand mixer: although while not absolutely necessary, I use my stand mixer for all of my recipes! I find it nice to have a machine do the mixing while I continue on with more of the recipe, or take a moment to clean up the kitchen before continuing on to the next step.
- Loaf pans
- Measuring Spoons
HOW TO MAKE DELICIOUS PUMPKIN BREAD FROM SCRATCH
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In the bowl of an electric mixer combine flour, baking soda, salt, sugar and cinnamon.
Whisk together until well incorporated.
Next, begin to slowly incorporate the wet ingredients. Oil, eggs, water, pumpkin and mix thoroughly. The batter will be very orange, and the consistency will be like cake batter.
If you have chosen to add any extras (chocolate chips, raisins, nuts, etc.) go ahead and mix them in now.
Grease the pan, then add flour to prevent sticking. I recommend coconut oil.
Cook in the oven for 60-90 minutes, until a cake tester inserted down the middle of the cake comes out clean.
If you are cooking in loaf pans, this will take approximately 90 minutes. For large coffee cans (4 of them) will cook in about an hour.
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DELICIOUS PUMPKIN BREAD
This pumpkin bread recipe is moist and delicious, to satisfy all of your fall pumpkin cravings. A from scratch, simple recipe to enjoy.
INGREDIENTS
- 3 1/2 C flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 C oil
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 C water
- 2 C pumpkin puree (equivalent of two cans, or two sandwich sized Ziplock bags of homemade puree)
- 3 C sugar
- Optional: nuts, raisins, chocolate chips, etc.
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In the bowl of an electric mixer combine flour, baking soda, salt, sugar and cinnamon.
Whisk together until well incorporated.
Next, begin to slowly incorporate the wet ingredients. Oil, eggs, water, pumpkin and mix thoroughly. The batter will be very orange, and the consistency will be like cake batter.
If you have chosen to add any extras (chocolate chips, raisins, nuts, etc.) go ahead and mix them in now.
Grease the pan, then add flour to prevent sticking. I recommend coconut oil.
Cook in the oven for 60-90 minutes, until a cake tester inserted down the middle of the cake comes out clean.
If you are cooking in loaf pans, this will take approximately 90 minutes. For large coffee cans (4 of them) will cook in about an hour.
PIN IT FOR LATER
FOR MORE PUMPKIN …
If you’re a pumpkin lover like me, you may like these posts as well.
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