Pumpkin Bread I
Pumpkin bread is a type of quickbread that's popular in the United States in October and November when fresh pumpkins are in season. There are countless variations. Although pumpkin bread and other pumpkin recipes are closely associated with American cuisine, these foods have a lengthy pre-Columbian history in North America. Many Native Americans tribes developed their own pumpkin-based recipes prior to the arrival of European settlers in the New World. Native tribes taught those settlers how to dry pumpkin flesh and grind it into a meal for cooking. Pumpkin based foods are so old in North Ame
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Ingredients
- 3½ cups (840 ml) flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon cloves
- 3 cups (720 ml) white granulated sugar
- ¾ cup (180 ml) vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
- ⅔ cups (160 ml) water
- 2 cans (30 oz / 850 g) pumpkin purée
Method
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Sift dry ingredients together.
- Mix pumpkin, water, oil, and eggs together in another bowl. Pour into dry mixture and mix well.
- Pour into 2 greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pans. Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle of loaf comes out clean.
- Cool before removing from pans.