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Favorite Pumpkin Bread

This pumpkin bread is moist, flavorful and a Fall favorite! The pumpkin bread is one that can be made with canned or home cooked pumpkin. A key ingredient, applesauce, combined together with the warm spices and pumpkin make this a delicious bread for the Fall season.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 50 mins
Total Time 1 hr
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 16

Equipment

  • 2 Bowls for mixing wet ingredients and dry ingredients
  • Fork or whisk for stirring the bread
  • measuring cups for the dry ingredients
  • measuring spoons for the "Fall" spices & baking soda
  • 9 x 5 baking pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup pumpkin canned or fresh
  • ½ cup applesauce unsweetened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 TBS butter melted
  • 1⅔ cup flour unbleached all purpose
  • ¾ cup sugar I prefer cane sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt Redmond Real salt is my favorite
  • 1 tsp cinnamon ground
  • ½ tsp cloves ground
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg ground
  • ⅓ cup chopped nuts or chocolate chips optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to350 °F
  • In a mixing bowl, beat the pumpkin, applesauce, eggs and butter.
  • Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg; add to the pumpkin mixture.
  • Stir in chocolate chips or chopped nuts (if using).
  • Pour the batter in a greased 9x5 pan.
  • Bake in 350 degree preheated oven for 45-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Storage

Keep on counter for 3 days or refrigerate for 6 days.
Bread can be frozen for 3-6 months in an airtight bag/container.
Use fresh or canned pumpkin. Both work just fine in this recipe and it was tested with both. Fresh pumpkin can tend to have a little more moisture squeeze some of the liquid off before using.
Make sure to add the secret ingredient - Applesauce. Applesauce is a key ingredient to making this bread so moist. Other recipes I've seen call for milk, juice or too much oil. I like that applesauce is a bit healthier and adds a subtle flavor to the bread, especially if you use my Slow Cooker Cinnamon Applesauce recipe.
Add an addition with chocolate chips or chopped nuts. Enhance the pumpkin bread with an add-in to create another level to this already delicious bread.
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