Autumn Harvest Pumpkin Bread Recipes

HARVEST LOAF

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking soda, salt and spices and set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar, mixing well. Blend in eggs.
• To the butter and sugar mixture add flour mixture and pumpkin alternately, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Stir in chocolate chips and 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.
• Spoon into greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup walnuts.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 60 minutes. Test periodically with a toothpick or cake tester until it comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for about 10 minutes, then remove and cool completely on wire rack.

PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Combine first 8 ingredients. Whisk together eggs, pumpkin, oil and water; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in walnuts and, if desired, raisins. , Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 65-70 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

HARVEST PUMPKIN APPLE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour two 9 x 5-inch loaf pans.
• Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
• Combine sugar, pumpkin, eggs, vegetable oil and apple juice in large mixer bowl; beat until just blended.
• Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture; stir just until moistened.
• Fold in apples.
• Spoon batter into prepared loaf pans.
• Bake for 65 to 70 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• To make using three 8 X 4-inch loaf pans: Prepare as above and bake for 60 to 65 minutes.
• To make using five or six 5 X 3-inch mini-loaf pans: Prepare as above and bake for 55 to 60 minutes.

AUTUMN APPLE PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter and flour three 9″ x 4″ loaf pans; or line with parchment paper so that edges overhang.
• Place pumpkin in large mixing bowl. Add eggs, honey, butter and milk until blended.
• Add cane sugar and beat well.
• In a smaller bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger.
• Stir into the pumpkin mixture and beat well at medium speed for three to four minutes.
• Peel and dice the apples; stir into batter.
• Pour evenly into prepared loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees 40 t0 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean.
• Cool in pans 10 minutes.
• Loosen with sharp knife and invert pans onto baking sheet.
• Serve warm or cool and store. Freezes well.
• 3 Loaves.