Growing up my Grandma would make the greatest pumpkin bread. It was always moist and delicious. It turned into a tradition where each year for Christmas each Grandchild would get 2 loaves (it would be 1 pumpkin and 1 Poppy Seed Bread). My younger sister and I were disappointed when we had to go gluten free because that meant no more Grandma’s bread. So when I found out that I can use my Gluten Free Pantry all purpose flour and make the poppy seed with no difference in taste and texture, I had to try it on the pumpkin bread recipe.
Now I combine two traditions. Each year my kids and I go out to the pumpkin patch and I allow them each to pick one pumpkin. We cut it up, cook it and puree it, then freeze it to make the bread with. It is a great memory maker for my kids and I to do each year. However this year we will skip the pumpkin patch part. My mother in law bought the kids two large pumpkins to use and I do not need more then that. The kids are bummed but I promised them we will go next year. I will post how I prep the pumpkin later on once we attack them! But now the recipe!
What you need:
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup salad oil (vegetable oil)
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 3 1/2 cups flour
- 2/3 cups water
- 2 cups fresh pumpkin (or 1 16oz can)
- nuts- optional
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Combine sugar and oil in a large bowl |
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Add eggs and mix until well blended |
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In another bowl combine salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and flour and mix well |
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Slowly mix in the flour mixture into the sugar mixture, alternate with water (I added 1 cup of flour blended well, then added part of the water, blended well, ect) |
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add the pumpkin in (fresh is better but you can use canned) |
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Grease two loaf pans and fill just over half. I had some left so I also poured some into a muffin pan. |
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Bake at 350 or until bread tests done. Cool slightly before removing from the pans. |
Again this is a great moist bread. I made this a few days ago and it is gone already so it is a hit. Now I make sure to make a loaf for my sister each Christmas! Family traditions are big in our house, it is what builds memories so this is one I plan to keep!
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Looks delicious! I love Pumpkin Bread…warm with butter. Pinned!