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A freshly baked loaf of pumpkin bread on a wooden surface.

How to grow delicious 5 Pumpkin Bread

This recipe provides instructions on how to bake a delicious pumpkin bread. It's a perfect treat for autumn.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 350
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Wet Ingredients
  • 15 ounces canned pumpkin puree
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Equipment

  • large mixing bowls
  • whisk
  • loaf pan
  • wooden skewer
  • wire rack

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
Mixing Dry Ingredients
  1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
Mixing Wet Ingredients
  1. In a separate bowl, combine the pumpkin puree, granulated sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla extract.
Combining Ingredients
  1. Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined. Be careful not to overmix the batter.
Baking
  1. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 60-70 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cooling
  1. Let the pumpkin bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

For extra flavor, you can add 1/2 cup of chopped nuts or chocolate chips to the batter.