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Pumpkin Bread

Sheila
A few simple ingredients, a bowl and a whisk are all you need to make this warm, sweet, and perfectly spiced pumpkin bread!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course baked goods, Breakfast, brunch, Snack
Cuisine American, baked goods
Servings 10 slices

Equipment

  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 small spatula
  • 1 bread pan 9x5x3

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup butter, melted you do not want butter too warm, do not melt all the way to a liquid if it is very soft, and just starting to liquify this is best
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 whole eggs
  • 1 15 ounce can pumpkin puree
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 scant tsp salt
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice if you don't have this on hand see notes to make your own
  • 2 1/4 cups flour

topping

  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions
 

Preheat oven to 350° , and butter your pan.

  • In large mixing bowl: add butter, sugar, and eggs. Whisk until batter is of a smooth consistency and there are not lumps. Batter should be very smooth.
  • add pumpkin to the bowl and whisk vigorously about 1 full minute until pumpkin is completely mixed in.
  • sprinkle the baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice over batter and allow a few a minute for it to soak in, and then whisk to incorporate. At this point you can gradually add your flour until it is all mixed in and batter is a smooth consistency.
  • spread batter into previously buttered or greased pan. smooth top so its even.
  • in a measuring cup add the 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, mix, and sprinkle evenly over the top of the batter, taking a knife swirl in the cinnamon sugar. place on middle rack in a preheated oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. See Note below.
    remove from oven and allow to rest for about 15 minutes before turning out on to cutting board to slice

Notes

Note: Check bread after it has been in the oven for an hour, if it's done remove it not you may want to lay a piece of foil over the loaf for the last 15 minutes so it doesn't get overly brown. 
Pumpkin Pie Spice: 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon allspice, 1/4 fresh ground nutmeg, 1/4 ground ginger, 1/4 ground cloves
This makes a bit more than you will need for the bread. You could double or triple the recipe and save for later.  
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