This yummy pumpkin bread recipe is delicious and inexpensive to make. It uses fresh pumpkin, and makes a perfect treat for breakfast, dessert, or a snack anytime of the day.
Easy Pumpkin Bread
3¼ cups all-purpose flour
3 cups white sugar
2 tsp. baking soda
1½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 cups mashed fresh pumpkin (from boiled or roasted pumpkin)
1 cup vegetable oil
²/3 cup water
4 large eggs
½ cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 7×3-inch loaf pans.
Stir flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon together in a large mixing bowl until well blended. Add mashed pumpkin, oil, water, and eggs; beat with an electric mixer until well combined. Fold in walnuts. Divide batter evenly among the prepared pans.
Bake in the pre-heated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each loaf comes out clean, about one hour.
Remove from the oven and set pans on a wire rack. Let cool completely before slicing. Note: You can use pumpkin puree instead of cooked fresh pumpkin, and raisins instead of walnuts, if desired. n
