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Moist Pumpkin Bread

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Moist Pumpkin Bread is a classic easy Pumpkin bread filled with delicious pumpkin, hints of cinnamon and nutmeg, and will fill your house and soul with Fall!

I’m ready! Absolutely one hundred percent ready for Fall. I know, some may think I’m rushing Summer to the exit door…you’re right! I am! I don’t even feel guilty about it…not one bit.

Moist Pumpkin bread loaf and muffins on a cute Fall dish towel

Last week I couldn’t help myself…I had to bake something with Pumpkin as the mail attraction. So I went digging through my favorite old family cookbook. The one my Mom made for me when I got married. I ran across her recipe for Pumpkin bread. I’m not a hundred percent where it originated from…it has to be over 40 years old!

Let’s face it…at my age I’m lucky to remember what happened yesterday. So hopefully y’all will forgive me for not giving credit to its origins. I will say this…I forgot how amazing this Classic Pumpkin Bread is! It’s moist, tender, full of subtle pumpkin flavor, and loaded with the warm hints of Fall spices.

One thing I love about this particular Pumpkin Bread recipe?  You can kick it up with your favorite additions.

Example…if you like Chocolate Chip Pumpkin bread… Hold on to your panties…cause this will make the best you’ve ever had!!! Want to add fresh cranberries…glue those socks on, cause this recipe with those little red orbs added will knock yer socks off! Make no mistake though…it’s amazing just as is! No frills necessary.

So let’s get baking …

How To Make Moist Pumpkin Bread

In the bowl of your mixer add 3 cups of sugar (Hey! I didn’t say it was low calorie… I said it was good!)

3 cups of sugar in the bowl of kitchen aid mixer

Add 3 1/2 cup flour, 2 teaspoons baking soda, 1 1/2 teaspoon salt, and turn mixer on low to combine.

Flour, sugar, baking soda in mixing bowl

Add 2 Cups Pumpkin, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, 2/3 cup water, 4 eggs, and 1 cup of vegetable oil. 

Mix until well combined. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl and mix again, just to be sure all the ingredients are mixed completely before pouring into pans. 

eggs added to flour mixture

Baking Pumpkin Bread or Pumpkin Muffins

Preheat the oven to 350°. Prepare your bread pans.

This recipe will make 2 large loaves or 48 smaller muffins. The loaves bake for 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes depending on your altitude and the muffins take about 18 minutes. The bread is done when it springs back when touched in the center. 

Let’s talk bread pans! A good friend sent me a beautiful Nordic Ware Harvest Bounty Bread Pan for my birthday and I wanted to use it so badly…but I’ll be honest. Looking at the design in that pan…I was scared to death! It could go so wrong. 

I had also purchased a Nordic Ware Fall Muffin pan a couple of years ago and hadn’t used it either…for the same reason! 

TIP: Baking spray is a combination of oil and flour and makes pan preparation for baking a breeze!

It took a huge leap of faith on my part. (Not much scares me in the kitchen…but this did!) I sprayed the pan with non-stick baking spray. Poured the batter and prayed! Fill each muffin tin, and or bread pan two-thirds full.

I decided to start with the muffins first. That way if they didn’t work it was only one pan of muffins and not an entire loaf of pan.

Nordic Ware Muffin pan with bread batter in the pan

I’m happy to report…everything came out perfectly! I’m in LOVE with my Nordic Ware Pans! The muffins just slid out. Aren’t the pretty? Little bundles of Fall happiness! Leaves, acorns, turkeys, and pumpkins. 

They would be such a fun Holiday breakfast treat.

The bread came out of the pan as easily as the muffins did. 

baked pumpkin bread and muffins

Remove bread, or muffins, from the oven, allow to cool for 5 minutes. Flip them upside down on a silicone mat on top of a cooling rack. This will prevent the bread from sticking to the cooling rack.

This bread is a tad sticky because of how moist it is. The silicone prevents the bread from sticking to the cooling rack. 

Look how beautiful this loaf of bread turned out! I wasn’t too sure if the details would even show up…but they did. 

Loaf of Pumpkin Bread sitting on cooling rack

I honestly forgot how delicious and moist this Pumpkin Bread is. It melts in your mouth!  (It may have taken three of four slices to remind me…lol, I wanted to be 110% sure!)

Two slices of moist pumpkin bread on a mat

My little granddaughters loved these pumpkin bread muffins!  I thought the little one was going to choke she stuffed so much in her mouth!

So of course Grandma made another batch the next day for them. Why? Because Mr. Nest ate all the bread at home! He couldn’t stop eating this bread! Remember…he isn’t a pumpkin lover!!! (I hate cheesecake too! Whatever sweetheart!)

Pumpkin bread and muffins on mat

Additions and getting creative!

My favorite part of making this recipe, besides how delicious it is? Everyone who came into the house said “It smells like Fall in here!” That can’t be bought in a bottle.

You can add nuts to this bread if you’re a nut lover. Add 1 1/2 cup of chopped nuts. Since I was making it to share with little people I skipped the nuts. Remember though…this is a great “add-in” recipe. Chocolate chips, cranberries, nuts…dates.  All so good!

This is a recipe you’ll want to add to your Fall baking list. It’s a wonderful recipe that will be in your recipe collection for years to come!

If you enjoyed this recipe you might also enjoy these other delicious Pumpkin Recipes

Thanks so much for stopping by my Nest!

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Have a Wonderful Day!

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Yield: 20 slices or 2 loaves

Moist Pumpkin Bread

Sliced pumpkin bread and muffin on a mat

Moist Pumpkin Bread is a tender moist classic pumpkin bread with hints of warm Fall spices and delicious pumpkin. A great Fall Pumpkin Bread recipe.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 Cups Sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2/3 Cups water
  • 2 Cups canned prepared pumpkin
  • 1 Cup Oil
  • 3 1/2 Cups Flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350° and prepare to loaf pans by spraying with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. In the bowl of your mixer combine, flour, salt, sugar, baking soda. Mix on low until well combined.
  3. Add pumpkin, spices, eggs, water, and oil. Mix until well combined, Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl and mix again until everything is mixed together.
  4. Pour batter into two prepared loaf pans and bake at 350° for an hour and fifteen minutes to an hour and half. Bread is done when center springs back when pressed down with your finger.
  5. Remove bread from oven, allow to cool for 5 minutes and then flip upside down on silicone mat turn bread right side up until cool.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

20 slices

Serving Size:

a

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 315Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 300mgCarbohydrates: 48gFiber: 1gSugar: 31gProtein: 4g

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Jamie Leuschner

Monday 28th of September 2020

Hi Norine. Can this recipe be easily cut in half for just one loaf?

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Thursday 8th of October 2020

Hi Jamie! Sorry I'm so late responding. I had all my kids and grandkids here this past week...and I got behind. Yes you could very easily cut it in half and just make one loaf...but you're gonna want more. LOL Thanks for stopping by my Nest. I hope you have a great weekend. Come back again soon. Norine

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