Best 6 Pumpkin Molasses Tea Bread Recipes

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Indulge in the delightful flavors of fall with Pumpkin Molasses Tea Bread, a moist and aromatic treat perfect for cozy gatherings. This classic recipe combines the comforting warmth of pumpkin with the rich sweetness of molasses, resulting in a delectable loaf that is sure to impress.

This recipe also includes variations to cater to different dietary preferences. For a gluten-free option, simply substitute all-purpose flour with your favorite gluten-free flour blend. For a vegan version, replace the eggs with flax eggs and use plant-based milk instead of dairy milk.

Additionally, the article offers a delicious twist on the classic recipe with a delectable Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Molasses Tea Bread variation. This indulgent treat adds semi-sweet chocolate chips to the batter, creating a delightful combination of flavors that will satisfy any sweet tooth.

Whether you prefer the classic Pumpkin Molasses Tea Bread or the decadent Chocolate Chip variation, this recipe provides detailed instructions to guide you through the baking process. With its inviting aroma and delicious taste, this tea bread is sure to become a staple in your kitchen during the fall season.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

THE BEST PUMPKIN BREAD



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This pumpkin bread is perfectly moist, not-too-sweet and couldn't be easier. It's perfect for toasting and slathering with butter or cream cheese, and maybe a drizzle of honey or maple syrup.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 1h20m

Yield 2 loaves

Number Of Ingredients 14

Unsalted butter, for the pans
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pan (see Cook's Note)
3 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
One 15-ounce can pure pumpkin puree
2 teaspoons fine salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2/3 cup water

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour two 9-by-5-inch loaf pans.
  • Whisk together the sugar and oil in a large bowl until well combined. Whisk in the eggs and pumpkin until combined.
  • Combine the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon and cloves in a medium bowl and whisk until well combined. Add half the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and stir to combine. Add half the water and stir to combine. Repeat with the remaining flour and water.
  • Divide the batter between the prepared loaf pans. Bake until cake tester comes out clean and the loaves are golden brown, about 1 hour. Let the loaves cool in the pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from the pans and let cool completely, about 1 hour.

PUMPKIN MOLASSES TEA BREAD



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This sweet Pumpkin Molasses Tea Bread with cream cheese frosting is equally good at breakfast, lunch, or dinner. We used apple juice to sweeten the bread, but this recipe is just as tasty made with orange juice or cranberry juice.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Breakfast & Brunch Recipes     Bread Recipes

Yield Makes 1 nine-inch loaf

Number Of Ingredients 15

Soft butter, for pan
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon table salt
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup cooked Pumpkin Puree for Desserts, or canned
2 tablespoons apple juice
1/2 cup roughly chopped dried cranberries
1/2 cup roughly chopped walnuts
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cup honey

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat molasses, sugar, oil, eggs, pumpkin, and apple juice. Add flour mixture; mix until combined. Fold in cranberries and walnuts. Spoon mixture into prepared pan, and bake until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let the cake sit for about 10 minutes, and then turn the bread out of the pan onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • While bread cools, make frosting. Combine cream cheese and honey in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; beat until smooth and well combined. Once bread is completely cooled, spread top with frosting. Serve.

GRANDMA'S PUMPKIN TEA BREAD



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This is a good way to use all that pumpkin from your cleaned out jack-o-lanterns! Just freeze and use as Christmas gifts!

Provided by Kristy

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Pumpkin Bread Recipes

Time 1h35m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 cups peeled and diced pumpkin
2 cups white sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 tablespoon almond extract
1 tablespoon butter flavored extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 ½ tablespoons nutmeg
1 tablespoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground mace

Steps:

  • Place fresh pumpkin in a small pan and fill with water. Boil pumpkin until soft, about 15 minutes. Drain and puree pumpkin. Measure 2 cups of pumpkin puree for use in this recipe.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and vegetable oil. Stir in the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition. Stir in the 2 cups pumpkin puree, then stir in the vanilla, almond, butter extract, and lemon extract.
  • In a separate bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and mace. Stir flour mixture into pumpkin mixture; pour into prepared pans.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool loaf in the pan for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 266.3 calories, Carbohydrate 36.1 g, Cholesterol 27.9 mg, Fat 12.3 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 93.3 mg, Sugar 20.6 g

PUMPKIN MOLASSES TEA BREAD



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Categories     Bread     Cake     Tea     Side     Bake     Roast     Pumpkin

Yield makes one 9-inch loaf

Number Of Ingredients 18

Soft butter, for the pan
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pan
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup Pumpkin Puree (recipe follows), or canned
2 tablespoons apple juice
1/2 cup roughly chopped dried cranberries
1/2 cup roughly chopped walnuts
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cup honey
Pumpkin Puree
1 3 1/2-pound pumpkin, such as Small Sugar Pie, cut in half
(makes 3 cups)

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 5 × 9-inch loaf pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the molasses, sugar, oil, eggs, pumpkin, and apple juice. Add the flour mixture; mix until combined. Fold in cranberries and walnuts. Spoon mixture into prepared pan, and bake until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let the bread sit for about 10 minutes, and then turn the bread out of the pan onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • While the bread cools, make the frosting. Combine the cream cheese and honey in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; beat until smooth and well combined. Once the bread is completely cooled, spread the top with frosting. Serve.
  • Pumpkin Puree
  • Preheat the oven to 425°F. Place the pumpkin cut side down on a baking pan; roast until tender, 50 to 60 minutes. Remove from the oven; let cool. Using a large spoon, scrape out and discard seeds. Remove the flesh; transfer to the bowl of a food processor. Process until completely pureed without any solid pieces, about 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl. Refrigerate up to several days or freeze up to 1 month.

DARK MOLASSES PUMPKIN BREAD



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On a mission to find "the" pumpkin bread a distant relative makes - after years of begging for the recipe to no avail!

Provided by Pinay0618

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 1h15m

Yield 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 1/2 cups flour
2 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3/8 teaspoon clove
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
6 tablespoons softened butter
2/3 cup molasses
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups pumpkin
1/4 cup milk or 1/4 cup water
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/3 cup raisins or 1/3 cup chopped dates

Steps:

  • Whisk together the first 8 ingredients. Beat the butter for a minute or so, then gradually beat in the molasses, and beat till lightened. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then add the pumpkin.
  • Combine the milk and vanilla.
  • Alternate adding the flour mixture and the milk mixture to the pumpkin mixture. (If you're using white or wheat flour, don't overbeat). Fold in the nuts and raisins.
  • Bake in a greased 9"x5" pan at 350F for about an hour, until a pick comes out clean. Let cool a few minutes before unmolding.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2744.6, Fat 122.5, SaturatedFat 52.9, Cholesterol 563.7, Sodium 3972.7, Carbohydrate 380.9, Fiber 15.8, Sugar 159.3, Protein 47.4

PUMPKIN MOLASSES BREAD



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Delicious with a cup of tea or coffee. A co-worker brought this bread to work and I begged her for the recipe.

Provided by Lightly Toasted

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 1h15m

Yield 1 loaf, 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup oil
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup canned pumpkin (plain pumpkin puree, NOT pumpkin pie filling)
2 tablespoons apple juice (or orange juice)
1/2 cup dried cranberries, roughly chopped (may substitute raisins)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Grease and flour a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan; set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  • In a separate bowl, combine molasses, sugar, applesauce, oil, eggs, pumpkin and apple juice with an electric mixer.
  • Add dry ingredients.
  • Fold in cranberries or raisins.
  • Spoon mixture into prepared pan.
  • Bake until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean, about 1 hour.
  • Let bread sit for about 10 minutes, then turn the bread out of the pan onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 160.1, Fat 4.2, SaturatedFat 0.8, Cholesterol 26.4, Sodium 285.4, Carbohydrate 28.4, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 13, Protein 2.6

Tips:

  • Use fresh or canned pumpkin puree for the best flavor.
  • Be sure to measure your flour correctly. Too much flour can make the bread dry and crumbly.
  • Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can make the bread tough.
  • Bake the bread until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Let the bread cool completely before slicing and serving.

Conclusion:

Pumpkin molasses tea bread is a delicious and easy-to-make quick bread that is perfect for fall. It is moist and flavorful, with a tender crumb and a slightly sweet glaze. This bread is perfect for breakfast, lunch, or a snack, and it also makes a great gift.

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