Pumpkin Pie Spice Bread

Marg (CaymanDesigns)'s Note:

Nothing says AUTUMN quite like pumpkin with the warming notes of spices! A moist delicious bread that is wonderful "as is" or with cream cheese spread on it. YUM! I've also included healthier ingredient alternatives.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 16-20

Yield: 2.0 loaves.

• 3 cups sugar (I use 2 cups sugar when subbing applesauce for most of the oil as mentioned below.)
• 1 cup vegetable oil (I use 1/4 cup oil and 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce)
• 4 eggs , lightly beaten
• 1 (16 ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin
• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon , ground
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg , ground
• ½ teaspoon clove , ground
• ½ teaspoon allspice , ground
• ½ cup water

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, combine sugar, oil and eggs.
2. Add pumpkin and mix well.
3. Combine dry ingredients; add to the pumpkin mixture alternately with water.
4. Pour into two greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pans.
5. Bake at 350 F for 60-70 minutes or until bread tests done. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack; cool completely.

Reviews

[QueenJellyBean]

The first time I make a recipe I always make it as it is posted and I am so glad I did that this time because it is perfect! Great recipe--the only thing I would maybe do differently is add a little more spices (like slightly heaping) as a matter of personal taste and some vanilla but really the recipe is great as is! It is absolutely a great fall recipe and today was overcast and just felt like a baking kind of day...my house smells wonderful from this bread!

[Chef #407762]

Made a bunch of changes, nothing too drastic. Put 1 scant cup brown sugar and 1 scant cup white sugar, used the 'alternatives', doubled the spices and added 1/2 cup oats instead of the last cup of flour, all of which was whole wheat. Oh, and I sprinkled in some ground flax. But the kicker was when I forgot to add the eggs and baked them into muffins, and they still turned out delicious! A little dense, but I certainly surprised myself!

[jackieliz]

I made this bread with the applesauce option and 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup white sugar. I honestly felt a bit letdown, it just wasn't very "pumkin-ey". I made a cream cheese glaze which helped the bread a bit, but my vacuum cleaner hubby was the only one who really ate it.