The best pumpkin bread......EVER.

I am not kidding - - this is THE BEST pumpkin bread I have EVER had. And I'm not such a big pumpkin fan either. Even Max, the "I do not eat pumpkin man" loves this recipe. This is a double loaf recipe, so get out your biggest bowl if you're going to mix it up. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Spice Bread
(thanks Sonja!)

What you need:
2 cups canned pumpkin
3 cups sugar (I used less)
1 cup water
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
3-1/3 cups all-purpose flour (I used wheat flour)
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp nutmeg
3/4 tsp ground cloves

Then:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine pumpkin, sugar, water, vegetable oil and eggs
3. Measure the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, baking powder ,nutmeg and ground cloves into a separate bowl, stir until combined. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture, beating until smooth
4. Grease two 9" X 5" loaf pans and dust with flour. Evenly divide batter between the two pans
5. Bake for 60 - 70 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean
6. Cool for 10-15 minutes on wire racks. Remove from pans and finish cooling on racks

Now, I find that at my house no one can resist a muffin, so I made pumpkin muffins instead of the loaves of bread. I just used non-stick cooking spray on my muffin tins (no flouring - too messy!) and baked them for somewhere between 15 - 20 minutes. They turned out great and were much quicker than the 60-70 minutes baking time for the loaves. This is important to keep in mind when your toddler wants a muffin right NOW. :)

I hope you will enjoy this recipe as much as we have. It's definitely going into our cool weather rotation.