Pumpkin Bread I
Pumpkin bread is a type of quickbread that's popular in the United States in October and November when fresh pumpkins are in season. There are countless variations.
- Prep
- 34 min
- Cook
- 1 hr 19 min
- Total
- 1 hr 53 min
- Servings
- As written in source
- Difficulty
- Medium
Timings are approximate — worked out from the method, not measured in a test kitchen.
Ingredients
Quantities are retained as written by the source and do not scale automatically. Tap an ingredient to check it off as you go.
Cooking instructions
Procedure
Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
Procedure
Sift dry ingredients together.
Procedure
Mix pumpkin, water, oil, and eggs together in another bowl. Pour into dry mixture and mix well.
Procedure
Pour into 2 greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pans. Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle of loaf comes out clean.
Procedure
Cool before removing from pans.
Notes, tips, and variations
Use low-calorie sweetener instead of sugar and egg whites instead of whole eggs to reduce this dish's calorie and cholesterol content.
Notes, tips, and variations
An easy way to cook sugar pumpkins is to preheat oven to 350°F, wash the exterior of the pumpkin, slice the pumpkin in half from stem to base, scrape the filling out, rinse the interior with cool water, place the pumpkin on a cookie sheet or glass pan (like a dome with skin side up) and bake for approximately 1 hour or until the outside of the pumpkin dents easily to the touch (use an oven mitt). Remove the pumpkin from the oven. When cooled, flip both halves over and scoop out the pumpkin pulp. The fresh pumpkin is ready for use.
Notes, tips, and variations
Using fresh pumpkin makes the bread more airy rather than dense.
Photo: Rexipe Rexipe · CC BY 2.0 · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 · Photo source and licence
Wikibooks contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ · Adapted; quantities retained as written. · Original source
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Use the quantities listed in the original recipe. Adjust them manually if making a different batch size.
Storage
Cool completely, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
Reheating
Reheat gently with a splash of water in a covered pan, rather than blasting it, so nothing dries out.
Approximate values per serving. Worked out from the ingredient list — treat them as a guide, not a measurement.
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