DOWNEAST MAINE PUMPKIN BREAD

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This is a great old Maine recipe, moist and spicy. The bread actually tastes even better the day after it is baked. Great for holiday gift giving!

Provided by Laurie Bennett

Categories     100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes     Breakfast Bread Recipes

Time 1h5m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
⅔ cup water
3 cups white sugar
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground ginger

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 7x3 inch loaf pans.
  • In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.
  • Bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 263.2 calories, Carbohydrate 40.6 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fat 10.3 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 305.4 mg, Sugar 25.7 g

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