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Spiced Pumpkin Bread

Moist, spiced pumpkin quick bread with cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg — makes two loaves. Perfect for fall and the holidays.

AmericanVegetarianIntermediate80 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
16
  • 3 cup sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 whole large eggs
  • 16 oz can solid pack pumpkin
  • 3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp ground cloves
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 0.5 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, optional

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 9x5x3-inch loaf pans.

  2. 2

    Beat sugar and oil in a large bowl. Mix in eggs and pumpkin.

  3. 3

    Sift flour, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, salt, and baking powder into another bowl. Stir into pumpkin mixture in 2 additions. Mix in walnuts if desired.

  4. 4

    Divide batter equally between prepared pans.

  5. 5

    Bake until a tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Transfer to racks and cool 10 minutes. Turn loaves out and cool completely.

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