Spiced Pumpkin Bread

Name: Spiced Pumpkin Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 2 loaves.
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, softened; 2 cups sugar; 4 eggs; 2 cups canned pumpkin; 2/3 cup orange juice; 2 tablespoons molasses; 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3-1/3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 3/4 to 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 cup raisins; 1 cup chopped pecans

Cloves, cinnamon and molasses add plenty of spice to this appealing pumpkin bread from Ruby Williams of Bogalusa, Louisiana. And you needn't wait till next autumn make it - you can use convenient canned pumpkin anytime of year!

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 cups canned pumpkin
2/3 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons molasses
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 to 1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the pumpkin, orange juice, molasses and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; add to the creamed mixture and mix until blended. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour into two greased and floured 9x5-in. loaf pans.
Bake at 350° for 65-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from the pans to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 192 calories, 8g fat (3g saturated fat), 38mg cholesterol, 179mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

Originally published as Spiced Pumpkin Bread in Country Woman January/February 1999

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cookinfanatic25

Sep 19, 2012

I didn't add the molasses and orange juice but did add a dash of ginger, allspice, pumpkin pie spice and nutmeg (along with the spices already included) and it gave the bread a nice touch. Also made the kitchen smell great!
molliep

Oct 30, 2009

this is the best pumpkin bread I have ever tasted, yum, yum,
molliep

Sep 26, 2008

this is the best pumpkin bread I have ever had, I used splenda and added white chocolate chips it was the best MP