Amish Pumpkin Bread
This Amish pumpkin bread is incredibly moist, tender, and perfectly spiced. A classic fall treat that's easy to make!
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 0.5 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 0.33 cup water
- 1 cup pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie filling
- 1.5 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 0.25 teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, cream together the vegetable oil and sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the water and pumpkin puree.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing it to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
This bread is delicious served plain, or with a smear of butter. It also freezes well!