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Monday, October 11, 2010

My Pumpkin Bread


Pumpkin bread in the oven. Will be done in time to enjoy with my breakfast. When I started writing I did not have a file for recipes so do not know if I have posted this family favorite before. This recipe enjoyed for almost 50 years.

The main difference is over the last 5 years I add cranberries. I have been watching and they were finally in the store last Friday.

Every time I bake I miss sharing my baking with my son.

Pumpkin Bread

3 1/2 cups sifted flour
3 cups sugar
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp ginger
4 eggs
1/2 cup water
1 cup Wesson oil
2 cups canned pumpkin ------- times in the past I had fresh pumpkin
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup cranberries (optional)
Mix eggs, sugar, pumpkin - then alternate flour, seasonings, oil and water - add nuts, raisins, cranberries.

I use 3 small loaf pans or 2 larger ones. Well greased and I put parchment paper in bottom of pans. 350 degrees for l hour.
IMAGE - 1 hour later - bread is done and cooling :)

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

Your bread looks wonderful. I can almost smell it cooling. I love pumpkin bread,too. I also love your new header. The weather has been just great here and warm for this time of the year. We need rain really bad though. Have a good week.

Barbara Blundell said...
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Barbara Blundell said...

{ Apologies ! Deleted previous comment because of spelling error !)

Pumpkin bread looks absolutely delicious. Would love to make some although don't know what Wesson oil is. Do you think sunflower oil would do instead ?

October 11, 2010 9:08 AM

Balisha said...

I can just smell it. I love to bake it in the fall. I'll have to try your recipe. Have a nice day.
Balisha

Tabor said...

Only one question. Do you cook the cranberries ahead of time?

Jessi Cotterill said...

yummy yummy!!! I wish I could have some... so hungry...

Darlene said...

If I could afford the calories I could eat a whole pan of pumpkin bread by myself. Love it/

One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods. said...

Judy, yes we need rain. Barbara, Wesson Oil is a brand name of a vegetable oil. Any vegetable oil probably would work. Balisha, Jessi and Darlene - thanks for visiting and commenting.

One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods. said...

Tabor, I do not cook the cranberries. Sometimes I have chopped them when they were chilled to make smaller pieces. This bread I just put a cup of the whole berries. Noticed they are a little tart. Could have put some sugar on them. But them being tart with the sweetness of everything else does not bother me.
One year I had some berries in the freezer left from Thanksgiving and that is when I started "sometimes" adding them. Thanks for visiting.

Beverly said...

Yum...is all I can say!!!!

Christine said...

I'm over from Barbara Blundell's, just in time to enjoy your pumpkin bread recipe! Thanks.

Sky said...

sounds/looks delicious. hope to make this before thanksgiving - thanks for the recipe!

One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods. said...

Christine, thank you for visiting -come back again!!
Sky, enjoyed your pictures from a visit at Ronni's. Wished I lived closer I would have joined everyone.

One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods. said...

Sky, FORGIVE MY EARLY MORNING MIND - I THOUGHT IT SAID A COMMENT BY RAin - She is the one who took the photos at Ronni's :)

kerrdelune said...

This bread sounds wonderful, and I am going to make it this afternoon! Have a wonderful day, my friend.

mermaid said...

Sounds delicious. Happy Baking.

Janice Lynne Lundy said...

oh, my, mouthwatering. i am going to borrow your recipe. it will make my husband very happy. :-) i do love seasonal breads...enjoy! and may you have plenty of food for the soul this fall. xo

One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods. said...

Cate, Mermaid and Jan - thanks for visiting. One loaf went to my daughter's motherinlaw, I ate one loaf:) going to share the other loaf with a friend - if I do not eat it all first.
Will make this recipe again this weekend. Mine was good and hope all that make it have good luck like I do !!

Christine said...

I tried your pumpkin bread recipe and wanted to tell you how delicious we found it, thank you again. This one's a keeper.

One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods. said...

Christine, so pleased you liked it:) Time for me to make again!