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Pumpkin Bread Recipe

Laura Ambrouse
Plain pumpkin bread loaf and slices showing the orange-brown crumb
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A cinnamon-and-nutmeg pumpkin loaf. Formula and estimated nutrition from John Kanell’s Preppy Kitchen; directions rewritten.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Initial cooling 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 12 slices (1 loaf)
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 277

Ingredients
  

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 210 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
  • 1 1/3 cups plain pumpkin purée 300 g; not pumpkin pie filling
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 250 g
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil 160 ml
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • baking spray for the pan

Equipment

  • 9×5-inch loaf pan
  • Mixing bowls
  • Whisk
  • Spatula
  • cooling rack

Instructions
 

  1. Heat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
  2. Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in one bowl. In another, whisk pumpkin, sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla.
  3. Fold wet mixture into dry until incorporated; transfer to pan.
  4. Bake approximately 60 minutes. Check for moist crumbs without wet batter and a springy center. Shield a darkening top loosely with foil.
  5. Rest in pan 15 minutes. Unmold onto a rack; cool completely before slicing.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice (1/12 loaf)Calories: 277kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 3gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 220mgPotassium: 90mgFiber: 1gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 4283IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 1mg

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Notes

Timing includes 15 minutes of initial cooling, plus additional time to cool completely. Nutrition is Preppy Kitchen’s estimate for one-twelfth of the same ingredient formula, not an independent laboratory analysis; pan spray and optional toppings are not quantified. Video: Preppy Kitchen’s pumpkin-bread demonstration; use the written measurements here.

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