Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread

Submitted by Juenessa

"This is a very moist bread and actually even tastes better the day after it has been baked."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 3 7 X 3-in loaf pans
• Serves: 18

ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2⁄3 cup water
• 3 cups white sugar
• 3 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease and flour three 7x3 inch loaf pans.
3. In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger.
5. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended.
6. Pour into the prepared pans.
7. Bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven.
8. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Reviews

[thefishfamily]

i love this bread. i changed the sugar to 1/2 white and 1/2 brown and make this with 3/4 cooked, mashed carrots to 1/4 pumpkin and it came out great too. the kids liked it better with the carrots than they did with all pumpkin. either way, you can't go wrong. this is a recipe you can play with!

 

[Mama2Ciara]

I can't say how often I make this recipe- I'm shocked I had not rated it until now! I LOVE this, as do so many of my friends now! I make a few changes, but not many! I use a cup of applesauce and cut the sugar and oil by 1/2 cup each. I also increase the pumpkin by two cans (get those veggies in!) sometimes, and when I do I cut the oil to 1/3 cup and the water to 1/2 cup.

 

[Dyonna W.]

Best pumpkin bread recipe ever. I line my loaf pans with 2-3 coffee filter for easy removal from pans and storage.

 

[movingsale4765]

This was a great recipe overall. I did add two tsp's of pumpkin pie seasoning and doubled on the spices in the recipe. I also swapped out ½ a cup of cinnamon applesauce and used coconut oil instead of vegetable oil. Had to leave it in a bit longer than noted but it was due to the size of my glass bread pan. I actually forgot to add the water and it still came out moist, dense and super tasty. Just the right amount of spices and sugar. My husband loved it and we will be making it again. Great recipe.

 

[Erin P.]

Best pumpkin bread ever. Easy to make, makes three loaves, and simply delicious. I let it cool, wrap in foil, and refrigerate. It is at its best the next day.