Pumpkin is the epitome of fall! And what a fabulous fruit it is!
What other kind of food is so delicious, so nutritious and so decorative! High five to the pumpkin!
For us, fall just hasn’t started, and isn’t complete without our pumpkin spice loaf!
I love this recipe (adapted from the Joy of Cooking).
It’s a no-fail, moist and spicy cake!
Yum.
Pumpkin Spice Bread
Ingredients
- 1½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ginger
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp cloves
- ⅓ cup milk
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 6 tbsp butter or margarine
- 1 cup sugar
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ⅓ cup raisins (optional)
Instructions
- Whisk together the first set of ingredients: flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices.
- In a measuring cup stir together milk & vanilla. Set aside.
- In a mixer, cream butter. Then add sugars and mix until creamy.
- Add eggs to the butter/sugar mix, adding one egg at a time.
- Then add the pumpkin puree to the egg/butter/sugar mix. Combine.
- Add the flour mix to the pumpkin mix in 3 parts, alternating with the milk mix in 2 parts.
- Fold in raisins.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 1 hour. (an inserted toothpick in the centre, should come out clean.
Adapted from the Joy of Cooking
Tips!
- You can use 1 cup of pureed butternut squash instead of pumpkin!
- Adding nuts or raisins boosts the nutrition punch of this loaf.
- Line your pan with parchment or wax paper. It looks pretty, and the loaf slides right out of the pan.
- This bread is amazing on its own, or with vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipping cream!
Pumpkin power people!
Hi I'm Jo-Anna! I mom. I blog. I cook. I craft. I like pretty things.
Oh gosh! I am addicted to pumpkin. This looks so good. Thank you so much for posting this!
I also love pumpkin. I will try this recipe at the first opportunity..
Happy Weekend…
Oh my! I love pumpkin treats. This bread looks so delicious. I would love to give this recipe a try.
Huge pumpkin fan. Great recipe! I am so excited to see all the yummy recipes and fun crafts you have lined up for fall! No pressure though ;)
I just made some pumpkin scones last night and will be posting the recipe soon! I have more pumpkin leftover so I should try this bread!!
Hi! I got here today from Ilaria´s blog and I fell in love with your blog.
Love your pics, your DIY projects and your yummy recipes!
Greetings from the south of Argentina :)
Your loaf is gorgeous! Beautiful photos!
My husband is going to be thrilled when I make this for him :) thanks for passing along the recipe…I just hope mine looks half as good as yours! xoxo {av]
Thank you for sharing this at our Seasonal Inspiration party! Your pictures are beautiful. Hope to see you again soon!
I love raisins in breads like this.
My Goodness!
I love this recipe so much that I have done it twice this week.To me it’s the best pumkin spice bread I’ve ever done.And I have done tons of them.
So thanks for sharing the recipe.
Best wishes from Germany