Spiced Pumpkin Raisin Bread
Rosemary Mark

Spiced Pumpkin Raisin Bread

Flavors of cinnamon, clove and pumpkin make this classic sweet bread a quintessential fall treat.

Yield:

1 (9x5-Inch) Loaf

Flavors of cinnamon, clove and pumpkin make this classic sweet bread a quintessential fall treat.

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

2 teaspoons cinnamon

2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon cloves

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling

1 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 cup vegetable oil or mild-flavored olive oil

2 eggs

1 cup chopped walnuts optional

3/4 cup raisins

1/4 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a Circulon loaf pan with butter or oil.
  2. Stir together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, cloves and nutmeg in a bowl.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk pumpkin, sugars, oil and eggs. Stir in flour mixture just until combined. Add walnuts, raisins and ginger.
  4. Bake 60-70 minutes until a pick inserted in the center comes out clean. (Cover lightly with foil during the last 10-15 minutes if the bread is very brown.) Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
Tags:Baked Goods, Dessert, Everyday, Fall, Fall Favorites, Pumpkin, Rosemary Mark, Specialty