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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Tasty Tuesdays: Easy Pumpkin Bread


Welcome to Tasty Tuesdays!

I made this super easy pumpkin bread over the weekend.  What is it about fall that brings on the pumpkin cravings?  I could care less about it any other time of year, but October and November are all about pumpkin!


{ Recipe adapted from one I found here on Allrecipes }

Ingredients:
- 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2/3 cup water
- 1 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 cups white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

For Glaze:
- 2 cups confectioners sugar
- milk or water
- 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract


1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease and flour two 7x9 bread loaf pans

2.  In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water, sugars, and vanilla until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.

3.  Bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center of bread comes out clean.

4.  Let bread cool in pans for 15 -20 minutes.  When pans are cool enough to handle, turn out bread and let finish cooling on wire racks.

5.  For glaze:  Put 2 cups of confectioners sugar in mixing bowl.  Slowly add milk or water while stirring until glaze is the consistency of pancake batter.  Add vanilla and stir until combined.

6.  Place wax paper under cooling racks and drizzle glaze over bread.




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34 comments:

  1. I love pumpkin bread - yours looks great!

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  2. Homemade pumpkin bread - great idea! I don't know why I never thought of making it at home instead of buying it with my morning coffee at Starbucks. :)

    I'm a first time poster although I've been reading your blog for a while and enjoy it very much.

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  3. That looks so good! That would be perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas breakfast. Beautiful photos!

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  4. wow,
    thanks 4 sharing.....
    i may be a doc by profession but at home during my free time i love to experiment in the kitchen and your recipe is just the right thing at this point of the year to try ......

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  5. Your bread looks amazing! I love how high it is. Mine don't turn out quite like that so I look forward to trying your recipe, thanks :)

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  6. I LOVE pumpkin -- the vanilla glaze looks spectacular on it as well. I brought a pumpkin recipe today too, one that can be made in the crockpot.

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  7. Yum! I am going to write this down. My pumpkin recipe file in my recipe box is starting to burst at the seams. Thanks for hosting. Come over and link this to Must Try Mondays-if for nothing else, so it's on my blog and I'll remember to write it down :).

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  8. I'm all for easy pumpkin bread recipes! Thinking I may make mine today. Thanks for the inspiration. :)

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  9. Thank you for this wonderful recipe, I can't wait to try it!
    I have a question, I would like to update my link with a picture, can you remove this link, and then I will add a link to my blog with a picture?

    Thanks so much!

    Jennifer

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  10. Your Pumpkin Bread looks awesome! I am sharing my Busy Day Goulash today. Thanks for hosting and have a wonderful day!
    Miz Helen

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  11. I love all things pumpkin! Your pictures are beautiful, makes you want to reach through the computer and try a bite :)

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  12. That looks so good! May have to try this asap!

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  13. Your pumpkin bread looks amazing!!! I'm so excited to be linking up with this for the first time. So fun!

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  14. Just ate pumpkin for the first time with my Winter Squash Soup. Delicious.

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  15. What a gorgeous loaf of pumpkin bread! One of my all time favorites!

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  16. Yum, that pumpkin bread was so good! Thanks for giving me some to take home with me :)

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  17. this looks so so good! I love pumpkin bread and this recipe looks amazing

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  18. This looks so pretty! This is definitely a recipe I would like to try. The glaze on the top is a nice addition, it really adds a nice little oomph to it.

    Thanks!

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  19. Yum, pumpkin bread is one of my ultimate favorites. I've never tried making it with a combination of brown and white sugar. I may need to do a little experimenting next time I bake it.

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  20. Mmm... this looks delicious! I love pumpkin bread but I don't know if I've tried it with glaze before.

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  21. Looks delicious. I made pumpkin cookies this week and they are already gone. Super yummy!

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  22. Your site is adorable. The bread looks yummy! Beautiful pictures! Enjoy the pretzels that I added - glad to be your newest follower :D

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  23. I'm in full on pumpkin mode at my house too. I've done pancakes, french toast, cinnamon rolls, baked donut holes and pudding. Okay, now that they're all typed in a row, it seems a bit excessive. But it's only once a year, right?

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  24. I love all your post very informative. Thanks for sharing your creativity. :)

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  25. That looks delicious and the cup and plate are very, very cute!

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  26. That pumpkin bread looks heavenly! I love to bake and love to get new recipes. I have several to share as well. I'll send them in my next message.
    Please feel free to check out my website. It has several different cookbooks in it. The link is bekissite.com. Hope you enjoy!

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  27. MMM, can I have a slice? Looks very tasty.

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  28. I finally made my chocolate chip pumpkin bread.
    Thank you for the inspiration, I forgot how good it is. Perfect time of the year for this recipe.

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  29. mmmmmm que bueno!!!1

    www.eco-its.blogspot.com

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  30. I love mac n cheese! This version looks fantastic. I made peanut butter banana bread.

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  31. This bread looks fantastic and a great alternative to muffins or cupcakes. Can't wait to give it a try. I shared your recipe on my blog this week...

    http://therickettchronicles.blogspot.com/2011/11/must-try-tuesday-november-15-2011.html

    Thanks!
    Wende
    The Rickett Chronicles

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