Pumpkin loaves are the perfect quick bread to make during the fall. This pumpkin bread is moist and perfectly spiced. Great for breakfast or a snack with a cup for coffee or tea.
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Perfectly Pumpkin Spiced Bread
Pumpkin loaves are the perfect treat for the fall. This perfectly spiced pumpkin bread is a classic recipe from my grandmother. Unlike many other pumpkin bread recipes, this one is spiced a bit more than others.
It is hard to resist a slice of this warm hot bread with a bit of butter. Best of all this recipe makes two loaves so you have one to share!
What are homemade pumpkin loaves made of?
Looking for an easy recipe to make? You couldn’t find an easier recipe to make. The flavor from this bread comes from canned pumpkin, but it also contains a perfect balance of spices.
This recipe contains cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. You could use pumpkin spice if you have it on hand. I really find this blend to rich, and just perfect.
How to make homemade pumpkin loves.
Begin by sifting together the dry ingredients. By sifting together the flour and the spices, the flour is aerated perfectly, and the spices blend in nicely.
You will then cream together the butter and the sugar. Once the butter and sugar have been combined, you will mix in the eggs one at a time.
You will then add in the canned pumpkin to the mix, and combine well. Then you will begin to slowly add the seasoned flour.
After the flour is combined, pour into two loaf pans, and bake for about 1 hour.
I hope you enjoy my Grandmother’s favorite pumpkin loaves, enjoy a perfectly spiced pumpkin bread warm out of the oven.
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Pumpkin Loaves
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup butter
- 15 ounces pumpkin puree
Instructions
- Lightly grease two loaf pans and preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Sift flour with salt, baking powder, soda, and spices; set aside. In a large bowl of an electric mixer on medium speed, beat sugar with butter just until blended.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after very light and fluffy. Beat in pumpkin. At low speed beat in flour mixture until combined. Turn batter into greased pans, dividing evenly. Bake 1 hour, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Let cool in pans 10 minutes. Turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.
Ruth
Do you have a recipe for the icing?
Pat Winowiecki
Does anything change for high altitude baking?
Keri
what size loaves are these, or what size pans do i need to use? also, do you have a recipe for the icing thats in the picture? thanks
Jamie
This was great pumpkin bread.
Stephanie
It was an accidental omission on my part, the baking soda is back in.