Best Pumpkin Bread

One of the best parts of fall is everything Pumpkin! Each year I get asked to make this bread with lots of pumpkin spice. It is best served warm with butter or cream cheese. This year I served it with brown sugar and cinnamon cream cheese, which sent it over the top!

After you get this bread ready, you can split it between two bread pans, adding chocolate chips to one for an extra sweetness.

Make up this bread in batches and freeze it for summer treats without heating up the kitchen. Wrap a loaf up tightly in plastic wrap, then aluminum foil, and pop it in a gallon ziploc bag. All you have to do to thaw it is put it in the refrigerator overnight. If you want to warm it, slice and microwave for about 20 seconds.

You can make your bread with either oil or butter, I just prefer the flakiness of butter over the denseness oil can give the bread. Also be sure not to over mix your bread to prevent it from becoming too tough and dry.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups all purpose flour

• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 3/4 tsp baking powder

• 3 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice (or 1 1/2 tsp each of cinnamon and ground nutmeg with 1/2 tsp ground cloves)

• 1/2 tsp all spice

• 3/4 tsp salt

• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

• 3 cups sugar

• 3 large eggs, room temperature

• 2 3/4 cups pure pumpkin puree (about 1 1/2 cans)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease two 9×5 loaf pans non stick baking spray (or butter and flour like my grandma did).

2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter and sugar and beat with an electric mixer just until combined.

3. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing until well combined after each addition.

4. Turn the mixer to medium speed and beat until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.

5. Add the pumpkin puree and beat until well combined.

6. Add the dry ingredients into the bowl and mix by hand just until combined. Do not over mix.

7. Divide the batter evenly between the two cake pans and bake for 55-65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

8. Remove the loaves from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes.

9. Serve immediately warm with butter or your topping of choice! Or let it cool completely and store for later.

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