My eight year old daughter helped me make a double batch of this pumpkin bread for her third grade Thanksgiving feast tomorrow. What she doesn’t know is that I wrote this recipe for her when she was a toddler in an attempt to sneak some veggies and fiber into her diet and it’s still working. <evil laugh> This recipe is super moist and flavorful and a winner the whole family loves!
A HEALTHIER PUMPKIN BREAD
INGREDIENTS
Yield: One loaf
6 tablespoons of butter OR coconut oil
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup pumpkin puree
DRY Ingredients (mix together in a separate bowl)
¾ cup whole wheat flour
¾ cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup wheat germ ( optional)
½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
WET Ingredients
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional Ingredients
½ cup walnuts OR pecans
5-6 finely chopped prunes
LET’S MAKE IT!
Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a loaf pan. Cream butter with sugars. Add
eggs and pumpkin. Add dry ingredients in 3 parts, alternating with wet ingredients.Stir in nuts and/or prunes. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake for one hour or until toothpick comes out of center cleanly. Cool completely before removing from pan.
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My eight year old daughter helped me make a double batch of this pumpkin bread for her third grade Thanksgiving feast tomorrow. What she doesn’t know is that I wrote this recipe for her when she was a toddler in an attempt to sneak some veggies and fiber into her diet and it’s still working. <evil laugh> This recipe is super moist and flavorful and a winner the whole family loves!
A HEALTHIER PUMPKIN BREAD
INGREDIENTS
Yield: One loaf
6 tablespoons of butter OR coconut oil
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup pumpkin puree
DRY Ingredients (mix together in a separate bowl)
¾ cup whole wheat flour
¾ cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup wheat germ ( optional)
½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
WET Ingredients
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional Ingredients
½ cup walnuts OR pecans
5-6 finely chopped prunes
LET’S MAKE IT!
Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a loaf pan. Cream butter with sugars. Add
eggs and pumpkin. Add dry ingredients in 3 parts, alternating with wet ingredients.Stir in nuts and/or prunes. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake for one hour or until toothpick comes out of center cleanly. Cool completely before removing from pan.
So glad you liked it!
Just ate the first slice…..delicious! I think the mix of spices was excellent, especially liked including some cloves. Happy Thanksgiving to all your chicks from mine.