This is one of the easiest and tastiest breads that you will (ever) make – Spiced Pumpkin Bread! It is inspired by a recipe found in Cooking Light. It is perfect for the holidays and goes well as an after-dinner dessert or an early morning breakfast (or anytime in-between). Thankfully, it makes 2 loaves – perfect for keeping one and gifting the other!
Ingredients -
- 3 1/2 c. all-purpose Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp ground Allspice
- 1 tsp ground Cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground Nutmeg
- 3/4 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp ground Cloves
- 1 1/3 c. Light Brown Sugar, packed
- 3/4 c. Milk
- 1/3 c. Canola Oil
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 (15oz) can Pumpkin
- 1/2 c. Pecans, chopped
Directions -
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, mix flour and next 7 ingredients, through Cloves, until well combined.
- In another large bowl, mix brown sugar and next 5 ingredients, through Pumpkin, with a whisk or mixer until well incorporated.
- Create a well in the flour mixture and slowly stir in the pumpkin mixture until well combined, but not overworked.
- Spray 2 bread loaf pans with cooking spray and pour 1/2 bread mixture into each pan.
- Sprinkle each loaf with 1/4 c. pecans.
- Bake for 1 hour, or until cooked through (toothpick comes out clean when inserted into center of loaf). Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before serving.
- Enjoy!
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