Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Pumpkin Bread/Muffins

Sift dry:
3-1/2 cup flour
3 cup sugar
2 tsp. baking soda
1-1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. nutmeg
½ tsp. cloves

Then add all together:
3/4 cup oil
4 eggs, slightly beaten
2/3 cup water
2 cups pumpkin
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Pour dough into 2 large, greased loaf pans. Bake approx. 1-1/2 hours at 325*.
*For a different flavor, add a little more pumpkin and substitute milk chocolate chips for the nuts.
For muffins, baking time is a lot less :) Depending on your oven, maybe between 20-35 minutes-just keep an eye on them.

2 comments:

H.Cook said...

thanks for sharing all your yummy secrets, loralee! can't wait to try them... I'll just have to make sure you're not going to be at the same functions as me :)

D.Suth. said...

We made this last night and it was really good, thanks.

You said to add a little extra pumpkin if doing the chocolate chips so I just did a large spoonful extra and it turned out great. Is that abt how much extra you do? (maybe 1/4 c extra)?
(do you only do this for added flavor? why just for chocolate chips?
Have you ever tried using applesauce in place of any of the oil? I was just wondering if that works for this recipe but don't want to be the guinea pig.