Every year at this time, I help Georgia bake dozens of mini-loaves of pumpkin bread for the church’s gift baskets for the elderly in the community. You’d think I’d get tired of it, but it just makes me want to bake some more–for me! Whether you’re fixing holiday gift baskets to share, or just a sweet, warm treat to enjoy at home, pumpkin bread, especially with fresh pumpkin puree, is irresistible.
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How to make Pumpkin Bread:
2-2/3 cups sugar
2/3 cup shortening
3-1/3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2/3 cup nuts
4 eggs
2 cups canned pumpkin or fresh pumpkin puree
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2/3 cup water
2 cups raisins
Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, pumpkin, and water. Mix thoroughly. Stir in flour and the rest of the dry ingredients then add the nuts and raisins. Spoon into greased loaf pans. Bake at 350-degrees, one hour for standard-size loaves or twenty-five minutes for mini-loaves. Makes two standard-size loaves or fifteen mini-loaves.
*For holiday pumpkin bread, press a candied cherry into the top of each loaf before baking, and use 2 cups raisins and candied fruit, mixed, to the batter, instead of just raisins.
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Estella says:
I love pumpkin bread and this looks yoummy!
On December 9, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Fannie M Wiggins says:
I am back from my trip and Must say I love the new look. I suscribed to the RSS feed but am still not sure how it works. 😆 Maybe I get a tec person ( my son-in-law) to talk me through the process. Any way, just wanted to say, it’s great. Hugs to all.
On December 9, 2007 at 7:36 pm
Fannie M Wiggins says:
I forgot how to spell while I was gone. 😮 It should Say ” I’ll get a tech” It didn’t so my face is red.
On December 9, 2007 at 7:40 pm
Suzanne McMinn says:
I don’t have 15 mini-loaf pans, but my cousin’s mother does! I’m sure she got them at Wal-Mart. :biggrin:
On December 9, 2007 at 9:11 pm
citalk2much says:
Sounds yummy
On September 30, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Sheila says:
I was looking for a pumpkin recipe to take to our quilters guild meeting in Nov , I think I might try this and see how it goes over. I gotta admit it sounds good :). I’m also gonna try and make your grandmother bread to as well as the poptarts :). :hungry:
On September 5, 2010 at 12:13 pm
Sheila says:
LOVE your pumpkin bread , I made one big loaf and 4 small loaves , the only thing thats keeping me from eating it all is the fact that I’m giving two of the mini loaves away as xmas gifts , otherwise they would have been gone already , and the big loaf I’m saving for after xmas dinner desert (along with pumpkin pie of course LOL) :).
On December 21, 2010 at 10:40 pm