Pumpkin Bread (Less Sugar and Less Oil - Still Amazing!)
photo by npollard
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
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1 loaf or 3 small loaves
- Serves:
- 10
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup oil
- 1⁄4 cup applesauce, unsweetened
- 2 eggs
- 3⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg or 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup pumpkin
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 cups and 3 tbs. flour
- 1⁄3 cup water or 1/3 cup apple juice
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cream sugar, oil and applesauce together.
- Add eggs. Mix well.
- Add spices, vanilla and pumpkin.
- Mix flour, baking soda and salt.
- Alternately add flour mixture and water or apple juice. Mix well.
- Pour into 3 greased small bread loaf pans or 1 greased large bread pan.
- Bake at 350F degrees for 30 minutes for smaller loaves or 45-55 minutes for large loaf.
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Reviews
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This recipe is a GOOD one! Not only did it "go" as is (with the exception of an added tsp. of powdered orange zest instead of nutmeg or pumpkin pie spice and a little orange oil) it ALSO turned out a highly successful gluten free version! (For three mini loaves, I swapped the flour for 1/2 C. 1 T. EACH sorghum flour, white rice flour, and tapioca starch with 1/2 tsp. xanthan gum...and made one wheat intolerant young man very happy!) Always great to find a recipe I can convert! And all with less guilt, too! THANKS!
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Healthiest and tastiest by far. I do a few tweaks according to my likes. I use orange juice rather than water or apple juice, extra virgin olive oil, 1 tbsp cinnamon, 1 tbsp vanilla and whole wheat flour. Works for me. Occasionally I top it with brown sugar. Pat it in with your hand as it soaks in nicely and makes a great crust.
Tweaks
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This recipe is a GOOD one! Not only did it "go" as is (with the exception of an added tsp. of powdered orange zest instead of nutmeg or pumpkin pie spice and a little orange oil) it ALSO turned out a highly successful gluten free version! (For three mini loaves, I swapped the flour for 1/2 C. 1 T. EACH sorghum flour, white rice flour, and tapioca starch with 1/2 tsp. xanthan gum...and made one wheat intolerant young man very happy!) Always great to find a recipe I can convert! And all with less guilt, too! THANKS!
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