Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread
(from jerseyjenny’s recipe box)
Source: All Recipes
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 50 minutes
Serves 24 people
Categories: bread, dessert, fall, muffins, pumpkin, thanksgiving
Ingredients
- 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2/3 cup water
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 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
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 7×3 inch loaf pans.
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In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.
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Bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.