September 22, 2019

Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:
2 cups pie pumpkin or orange fleshed winter squash, cooked and pureed
4 eggs
½ cup butter, softened
½ cup oil
⅔ cup water
1 cup brown sugar
3 ½ cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 ½ tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
½ tsp ground cloves
¼ tsp ground ginger

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9x5" loaf pans.

2. In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, butter, oil, water, and brown sugar until well blended.

3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and spices. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. 

4. Pour batter the prepared loaf pans.

5. Bake for about 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.