Maureens Pumpkin Bread Recipes

SARA'S AWESOME PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• Mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, pie spice, salt and baking powder. Add pumpkin, oil and eggs; mix well.
• Pour into loaf pans and bake for 1 hour or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• Allow to cool for 15 minutes before removing from pans.

CHEF JOHN'S PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together pumpkin puree, 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon of warm water, yeast, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Mix in flour with a spatula until the dough is fully mixed and all the flour is moistened. Cover bowl with a damp towel, and allow dough to rise for 12-16 hours.
• Scrape dough onto floured surface with floured spatula; sprinkle dough with more flour. With your fingers, press dough out into a rough square about 1 inch thick. Fold all four sides of dough in towards center, then turn folded dough over and form into a round loaf.
• Generously cover a sheet pan with cornmeal.
• Place loaf on prepared sheet pan with seam sides down, dusting top and sides with flour, then place a floured towel over dough. Allow to rise until doubled in size, about 1-1/2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) and place a pan with 2 inches of water on the bottom rack. Just before baking, make a shallow slice (1/2 inch) across top of dough with a sharp knife.
• Bake for 30 minutes in preheated oven. Turn pan around and bake for an additional 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

MAUREEN'S BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• In a small roaster or Dutch oven, mix together the green beans, wax beans, butter beans, kidney beans, and baked beans. Mix in the dry mustard, brown sugar, chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, and tomato soup.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the pork sausage, crumble, and drain the excess fat from the pan. Saute the onion and garlic with the pork until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir the pork mixture into the bean mixture.
• Bake, covered, for 3 to 5 hours in the preheated oven, removing the lid for the final 45 minutes.

MONASTERY OF THE ANGELS PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl mix together flour, sugar, soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
• combine eggs, oil, water, and pumpkin and mix well.
• Stir wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
• Add chopped walnuts.
• Turn into three greased 8 X 4-inch loaf pans.
• Top with a few walnut halves.
• Bake for one hour or until a wood pick inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean.
• Cool before removing from the pans.

MAUREEN'S PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Cream together sugar and shortening. Add eggs, pumpkin and water and mix well. Blend in dry ingredients except nuts and raisins. Should be thick and light colored. Add nuts and raisins.
• Pour into 2 greased loaf pans.
• Bake 350 for 65 - 75 minutes.
• Freezes well!