
Pumpkin Nut Bread
This recipe from the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook makes a lot of bread because canned pumpkin comes in a set quantity. If you can find another use for half a can of pumpkin, feel free to halve the recipe! This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Ingredients
- 3 cupsugar
- 1 cupcooking oil
- 4 pieceseggs
- 1 cupall-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoonsbaking soda
- 1 teaspoonground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoonground nutmeg
- 0.63 cupwater
- 15 ozpumpkin (can)
- 1.5 cupswalnuts
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees; grease the bottom and sides of two 9x5x3 inch, three 8x4x2 inch or four 7 1/2x3 1/2x2 inch loaf pans and set aside.
- 2
In a very large mixing bowl, beat sugar and oil; add eggs and beat well, then set aside.
- 3
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Alternately add flour mixture and water to sugar mixture. Beat in pumpkin and add nuts.
- 4
Bake for 55-65 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool on wire racks for 10 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely on racks.