Holiday Pumpkin Bread

You can serve this with or without the glaze. The loaves make great gifts. Great with chocolate chips instead of raisins, for a sweeter treat!

Category: Bread

Cuisine: American

2 reviews 
Ready in 1 hour
by luv2bake

Ingredients

1 15-oz can Unsweetened pumpkin

1 cup CRISCO Oil

3 cups Sugar

3 large Eggs

3 1/2 cups All purpose flour

2 teaspoons Baking soda

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Cinnamon ground

1 teaspoon Nutmeg ground

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1/2 teaspoon Cloves ground

1 cup Walnuts chopped

1 cup Raisins

Cooking spray

Orange Glaze optional


Directions

1. Beat first 11 ingredients at low speed with an electric mixer 1 to 2 minutes or until blended. Stir in walnuts and raisins. Pour batter into 2 (9 x 5 inch) dark, nonstick loafpans coated with cooking spray. 2. Bake at 350 for 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool loaves in pans on wire racks 15 minutes; remove from pans, and let cool completely. Drizzle bread with Orange Glaze, if desired. Note: For light, shiny loafpans, bake 1 hour and 5 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Holiday Pumpkin Muffins: Spoon batter evenly (about cup each) into lightly greased muffin pans. Bake at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from pans immediately; cool on wire racks. Makes 3 dozen. For mini muffins, cook about 12-15 minutes. Orange Glaze (optional): 1 cups powdered sugar 1 teaspoon grated orange peel rind 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice (or more) 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts

Reviews


I love this recipe. It's definitely one of my favourite go-to loaf recipe for the holidays.

LisaJane78

Prep: 15 min., Bake: 55 min. [I posted this recipe.]

luv2bake

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