Spiced Pumpkin Raisin Bread
Flavors of cinnamon, clove and pumpkin make this classic sweet bread a quintessential fall treat.
Yield:1 (9x5-Inch) Loaf
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin, (not pumpkin pie filling)
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup vegetable oil, or mild-flavored olive oil
2 eggs
1 cup chopped walnuts, optional
3/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf panwith butter or oil.
- Stir together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, cloves and nutmeg in a bowl.
- In a large bowl, whisk pumpkin, sugars, oil and eggs. Stir in flour mixture just until combined. Add walnuts, raisins and ginger.
- Bake 60-70 minutes until a pick inserted in center comes out clean. (Cover lightly with foil during last 10-15 minutes if bread is very brown.) Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
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