I got this pumpkin walnut bread recipe from a coworker years ago at a company potluck. It's goof proof — even kids can make it! Add fresh strawberries and whipped cream for a great summer dessert. I give these loaves as gifts at Christmas too, just add a bow and voilà!
Ingredients
- ½ cups unsifted all-purpose flour: 1 piece
- ½ cups white sugar: 1 piece
- baking soda: 1 tsp
- salt: 0.75 tsp
- ground cinnamon: 0.5 tsp
- ground nutmeg: 0.5 tsp
- ground cloves: 0.5 tsp
- baking powder: 0.25 tsp
- ground ginger: 0.25 tsp (optional)
- pumpkin puree: 1 cup
- vegetable oil: 0.5 cup
- eggs: 2 piece (beaten)
- walnuts: 1 cup (chopped)
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
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Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking powder, and ginger in a large bowl. Make a well in the center; add pumpkin purée, oil, and eggs. Stir well, then fold in walnuts. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 90 minutes.
