Pumpkin Bread

 Pumpkin Bread

Oven 350 degrees

Combine wet ingredients in very large bowl.

3 cups pumpkin (heirloom, organic varieties are the best, but one large can of pumpkin is 3 cups)

3 and 3/4 cups sugar (cane sugar is less pesticide laden than beet sugar)

5 eggs (organic, free range)

1 and 1/8 cups oil (extra virgin, cold pressed olive oil is the best for you) without nuts, 1 and 1/3 cups oil with nuts

Mix dry ingredients in separate large bowl

 3and 3/4 cups flour (unbleached wheat flour makes batter thicker)

1 and 1/4 teaspoons nutmeg

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

2 and 1/4 teaspoons baking soda

1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 and 1/4 teaspoons powdered cloves

1 and 1/2 teaspoons powdered cinnamon

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Add 2 cups of nuts now if desired. Mix well.

Makes 3 loaves, 10 mini loaves or 3 and 1/2 dozen muffins

Grease and flour bread pans.

Bake breads for 1 hour in 350 degree oven.

Bake muffins 20 minutes.

Bake mini loaves 20 or so minutes

Adjusted High Altitude (above 5000 feet) recipe

Oven 370 degrees

Mix wet ingredients

3 cups pumpkin

3 and 1/4 cups sugar

6 eggs

1 cup oil

Mix dry ingredients

3 and 3/4 cups flour

1 and 1/4 teaspoons nutmeg

1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 and 1/4 teaspoons cloves

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

2 and 1/4 teaspoons baking soda

1 and 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix in nuts (2 cups) now, if desired.

Mix well.

Makes 3 loaves, 10 mini loaves, 3 and 1/2 dozen muffins or one bundt cake

Grease and flour pans.

370 degree oven

Bake standard breads 50-60 minutes 

Bake cake 40 minutes

Muffins: check doneness at 15 minutes

 Check doneness with toothpick, which should come out clean when inserted into middle of bread.