Holiday Pumpkin Bread
This recipe has been in my family for about 30 years. We are not big pumpkin eaters, but no one turns down a slice of this bread.—Gale Spross, Wills Point, Texas24 ServingsPrep: 15 min. Bake: 65 min. + cooling
Ingredients
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon each ground cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups chopped pecans
Directions
- In a bowl, combine the sugar, flour, spices, baking powder, baking
- soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the eggs, pumpkin, oil and
- vanilla; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
- Fold in pecans.
- Spoon into two greased and floured 8-in. x 4-in. loaf pans. Bake at
- 350° for 65-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the
- center comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from
- pans to wire racks. Yield: 2 loaves (12 slices each).
Nutrition Facts: One slice equals 283 calories, 15 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 27 mg cholesterol, 94 mg sodium,