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Recipe For Pumpkin Bread

"Easy ONE Bowl"




recipe for pumpkin bread
This recipe for pumpkin bread is one of those easy Italian dessert recipes that's made in one bowl.

I've been making this for 25+ years. And I've never goofed this once. My grandma handed this down to me in a cookbook she and her Italian lady friends put together as a fund-raiser for The Navy League.

Looking for something else? Check out my other - pumpkin dessert recipes.

There are tons of substitutions you can use with this recipe for pumpkin bread. Including modifying it as a low fat recipe. *Gasp* I know! I'm not necessarily a low-fat-recipe-lover BUT this recipe converts real well! Check it out in the substitutions below.

Thanks for stopping by! And while you are here check out my home page of Italian Dessert Recipes.

Lisa



Recipe For Pumpkin Bread

YIELD:1 Loaf of Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients

* 1 cup of brown sugar

* 1/2 cup of granulated sugar

* 1 can of cooked or canned pumpkin

* 1/2 cup of oil (see how to modify this if you want to make it low-fat)

* 2 eggs (unbeaten)

* 2 cups of flour

* 1 tablespoon baking soda

* 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

* 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

* 1/4 teaspoon salt

* 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

* 1 cup of raisins

* 1/2 cup of chopped nuts

* 1/4 cup of water

Procedure

* Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

* Combine sugar, oil, pumpkin and eggs.

* Make a well in the middle of the mixture.

* Sift remaining ingredients into the well.

* Then blend all ingredients thoroughly.

* Stir in raisin and nuts and water.

* Spoon into oiled loaf pan. I use 9 x 5 x 3.

* Bake for 65 - 75 minutes.








Do I need all these spices?

It really does keep it flavored. And to me, it tastes distinctly Italian with all of them.


How do I make this low-fat?

Ok, so I've already stated I hate low-fat desserts with all the modifications and fake fat products. BUT, in my guilt moments I have swapped out the oil for apple sauce or plain non-fat yogurt. And it turned out stellar! Give it a shot!

Can I double or triple this?

I do it! Lots of times. I figure if I'm going to the effort - then I might as well make one to freeze, one for a teacher, and one for the neighbors.

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Lisa Gianotti Superbowl Sunday is coming up! The best Italian Dessert Recipes for a party like this are ones that are:

FAST

Finger Foodish (not big hunky sticky globs of gooey-ness that get on your furniture)

And freeze-aheads

A couple of my favs for this are Cappucino Cookies (lots like choc chips but with a twist)

Anisette Cookies (Always on the top 5)

Rum Balls (Gingersnaps and Rum)

Let's not for get the drinks to go with the beer that will be present! Check out my Italian drinks section for that.

Lisa


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