Pumpkin Bread
"The absolute best pumpkin bread you will ever taste!
Makes 3 large loaves."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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3 loaf pans
ingredients
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Mix following ingredients in mixer
- 2 eggs
- 4 cups sugar
- 4 cups canned pumpkin
- 1 cup vegetable oil
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Add following ingredients
- 5 cups flour
- 4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon salt
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Optional
- 1 cup raisins
- 1⁄2 cup chopped nuts
directions
- Turn on oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and flour 3 large loaf pans.
- Mix together eggs, sugar, canned pumpkin & cooking oil until well blended.
- Add dry ingredients a cup at a time, mixing well after each addition until batter is thick and smooth.
- We have nut allergies, so we omit the nuts, however I usually bake at least one loaf with the raisins for my husband. :).
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Add Optional Ingredients:
- 1 cup raisins.
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts.
- Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes, or until the center is just barely done. Do not over bake.
- Let cool on cooling rack for about 30 min, then turn pans upside down on rack and keep the baking pans over the top of the bread until it is completely cooled. (about 2-3 hours or overnight).
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