Pumpkin Bread. You may choose to substitute dried cranberries or blueberries for the raisins and walnuts or other nuts for the pecans to add variety. To keep pumpkin bread moist, wrap it in foil or plastic wrap and store it in an airtight container. Pumpkin bread will keep at room temperature for two days.
You can have Pumpkin Bread using 14 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Pumpkin Bread
- Prepare 2 3/4 cups of sugar.
- It’s 1 cup of Crisco.
- It’s 3 of Large Eggs.
- It’s 2 Cups of canned Pumpkin.
- Prepare 3 3/4 cups of flour.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
- You need 1 tsp of baking soda.
- You need 1 tsp of ground nutmeg.
- You need 1 tsp of ground cloves.
- You need 1 tsp of all spice.
- It’s 1 tsp of cinnamon.
- Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
- You need 1 dash of vanilla or butterscotch.
- You need of optional 1 cup white chocolate chips.
A loaf fresh from the oven is sure to fill your home with the comforting smell of autumn spice. You'll know this pumpkin bread is done baking when the top begins to crack and the sides pull away from the pan. Or, use a cake tester or a long skewer to test and be sure the bread is cooked all the way through. How to Store Pumpkin Bread Pumpkin bread needs no bells and whistles.
Pumpkin Bread step by step
Preheat oven 325° F.
Grease and Flour two large bread pans or three medium..
Cream sugar and Crisco..
Add eggs..
Add pumpkin..
Stir in all dry ingredients..
Add vanilla stir well..
Optional add white chocolate chips..
Pour even amounts into pan..
Bake 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean..
Enjoy.
In fact, we'd argue that the simpler the pumpkin bread, the better it's probably going to be. Pumpkin bread is a lot like banana bread. It's a sweet quick bread that is perfect for a quick breakfast or a mid-afternoon snack. I often eat it plain or add a small amount of butter on top. You could also heat it up a little and top it with Nutella, cream cheese, apple butter, or other butters or jams.
