There are a lot of pumpkin bread recipes out there but I have not found one better than this! The recipe makes 3 loaves which may seem like too many, but you will eat up the first loaf in no time at all and be excited you the second one to savor a little more slowly. The third you can give away or store in the freezer for when you finish the second loaf!
Best Pumpkin Bread
Makes 3 loaves but if you don't have 3 loaf pans, make 12 muffins and 1 loaf of bread. The muffins go even faster than the bread!
- October 7, 2018
- 3 Loaves
- 1 hr 30 min
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Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 2 3/4 c sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 16 oz. can of pureed pumpkin
Directions
- Step 1
- Preheat oven 350 degrees
- Step 2
- Grease and flour 3 9x5x3 loaf pans
- Step 3
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
- Step 4
- Add eggs one at a time and beat together until smooth.
- Step 5
- Add vanilla and blend well.
- Step 6
- In a separate bowl mix together the flour and next 6 ingredients.
- Step 7
- Add dry ingredients to butter mixture, alternating with the pureed pumpkin and mixing well after each addition.
- Step 8
- Pour into greased loaf pans or muffin cups 3/4 full.
- Step 9
- Bake 9x5x3 loaf for 1 hour or until tester inserted in comes out clean.
- Step 10
- Cool loaves in pan 15 minutes then use a knife to loosen bread from sides of pan and turn onto wire rack to cool completely. Bake muffins for 10 minutes or until tester inserted in center comes out clean.
