Pumpkin Bread

This pumpkin bread is soft, moist, and a perfect desert! Especially as the weather cools and more pumpkins come into season! This is the recipe from Taste of Home that we adapted for our ingredients. Link: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/pumpkin-bread/

Serves: 1 loaf (16 slices)

Ingredients:

• 1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour

• 1-1/2 cups sugar

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 3/4 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

• 2 large eggs, room temperature

• 1 cup canned pumpkin

• 1/2 cup canola oil

• 1/2 cup water

• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

• 1/2 cup raisins, optional
  

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Combine first eight ingredients. Whisk together eggs, pumpkin, oil and water; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.

3. Fold in walnuts and, if desired, raisins.

4. Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan.

5. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 65-70 minutes.

6. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.