Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread
(from mel100204’s recipe box)
Makes 3 loaves (7×3)
Source: allrecipes.com
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 50 minutes
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
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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.
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May need to bake longer depending on size of loaf pan.