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By Stephanie Gallagher, About.com

pumpkin bread recipe

Pumpkin Bread

Stephanie Gallagher

Pumpkin Bread Recipe

When you make this pumpkin bread recipe, your house will smell delicious. It's the combination of spices -- cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and mace -- in this pumpkin bread that make this recipe so wonderful. Serve this pumpkin bread for breakfast, tea, an afternoon snack or dessert. This pumpkin bread is also great slathered with cream cheese for lunch.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp. cloves
  • 1/4 tsp. mace
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup low-fat non-fat buttermilk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preparation:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray.

  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and spices. Set aside.

  3. In a large bowl, beat pumpkin puree, sugar, brown sugar, buttermilk, eggs and oil together until smooth.

  4. Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Do not overmix.

  5. Fold in nuts, if using. Pour pumpkin bread batter into prepared pan.

  6. Bake pumpkin bread 50-60 minutes until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

  7. Invert pumpkin bread and cool.

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