Spicy Pumpkin Bread

[nancycg56]

Spicy Pumpkin Bread

Recipe Description

This recipe came from Bon Appetit a long time ago and it is the best pumpkin bread I have ever had. I love it because you can really taste the spices and they just really enhance the flavor of the pumpkin. This bread freezes very well.

Preparation Steps:Level of Difficulty:

Easy

Time Needed:Ingredients:

3 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
1 16-ounce can solid pack pumpkin
3 cups flour
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans, optional

Serves:

2 loaves

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°. Butter and flour (or spray with Pam) two 9×5x3-inch loaf pans.

Beat sugar and oil in large bowl to blend. Mix in eggs and pumpkin. Sift (or mix with a whisk) flour, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, salt and baking powder into another large bowl. Stir into pumpkin mixture in 2 additions. Mix in walnuts or pecans, if desired.

Divide batter equally between prepared pans. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes.

Transfer to racks and cool 10 minutes. Using sharp knife, cut around edge of loaves. Turn loaves out onto racks and cool completely

Makes 2 loaves

[Sara Noel]

Looks delicious. All of your baking always looks good! I love pumpkin bread. I haven't made it in a while. I sometimes toss in some chocolate chips.

Thank you.