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Downeast Maine Spiced Pumpkin Bread


Course Bread
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 2 loaves
Close up of a partially sliced loaf of pumpkin bread.

This Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread is extremely tender loaded with amazing spices and optional chopped walnuts, it's the perfect quick bread for fall!

Ingredients  


Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and spray two 5x9-inch loaf pans with cooking spray and set aside. 
  • In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla, milk, and sugar.
    1 (15oz.) can 100% pumpkin puree, 4 large eggs, 1 cup vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, ⅔ cup whole milk, 3 cups granulated sugar
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and spices.
    3½ cup all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking soda, 1½ teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg, ½ teaspoon ground cloves, ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined. 
  • If using, fold in 2 cups of nuts to the batter.
    3 cup chopped walnuts
  • Pour batter evenly into the two loaf pans and top the loaves evenly with the remaining nuts, if desired. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes until a cake tester comes clean from center.

Notes

  • Nutritional information is an estimate per loaf with milk and nuts.
  • Omit the milk to make this recipe dairy-free.

Nutrition

Calories: 3309kcal | Carbohydrates: 496g | Protein: 63g | Fat: 132g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 86g | Monounsaturated Fat: 20g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 346mg | Sodium: 3009mg | Potassium: 1282mg | Fiber: 19g | Sugar: 309g | Vitamin A: 835IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 379mg | Iron: 17mg

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