Favorite Pumpkin Bread RecipeThis pumpkin bread recipe is so scrumptious, moist, and has several nutrition benefits! Makes one 9" x 5" loaf Preheat oven to 350 degrees Sift together: 1 3/4 Cup..........All-purpose flour 1/4 tsp .............Baking powder 1 tsp ................Baking soda 1 tsp ................Sea salt 1/2 tsp .............Cinnamon 1/4 tsp .............Ground cloves In large bowl, beat until light and fluffy: 3/4 - 1 Cup .........Sugar 1/3 Cup ............Soft shortening (OR 1/2 cup Oil) 2 ......................Eggs Add and beat in: 1 Cup ...............Canned or cooked pumpkin Add the sifted dry ingredients in 3 additions alternately with: 1/3 cup ............Water or milk (optional 1/2 tsp vanilla) Do not over-beat between each addition Baking: Pour batter into a greased pan and bake about 1 hour or until bread tests done. Optional additions: Pecans, walnuts... I've never tried berries, but that may taste good, too. :) Remember, make it healthier. Use the following guidelines to help you choose healthier ingredients for your healthy pumpkin bread recipe and everything you make from scratch: Flour: Unbleached, replace some of the all purpose flour for white whole wheat or regular whole wheat. (Whole wheat flour should not be enriched and should have more grams of fiber than all purpose.) •Salt: Sea salt or what's called "Real" salt (not table salt) •Sugar: Unrefined (such as Turbinado, Organic cane, add some Stevia etc.) •Baking Powder: Non-aluminum/Aluminum free •Egg: From free-range/cage-free chickens •Shortening: Non-hyrdogenated, no trans-fat •Oil: Extra-virgin olive or coconut oil Return to Whole Food Diet from Pumpkin Bread Recipe |
