Pumpkin Bread
10 servings15 min prep60 min cookEasy
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The Tale of Pumpkin Bread
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Pumpkin bread draws on Native American use of pumpkin and colonial-era New England baking traditions, though the sweetened, spiced quick-bread version familiar today became widespread alongside canned pumpkin puree's commercial availability in the 20th century.
Ingredients
Scale:· 10 servings
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
Instructions
- 1Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
- 2Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
- 3In another bowl, beat pumpkin puree, oil, eggs, and sugar until smooth.
- 4Fold the dry ingredients into the wet just until combined.
- 5Pour into the pan and bake 55-60 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- 6Cool in the pan 10 minutes before turning out.
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