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Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipe

This moist Pumpkin Bread Recipe is covered with a sweet cinnamon glaze.  With its perfect blend of pumpkin spice it will get you into the fall spirit.

 

Course sweet bread
Cuisine American
Keyword best pumpkin bread recipe, easy pumpkin bread, moist pumpkin bread
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 20
Calories 315kcal
Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

Pumpkin Bread

  • 3½ cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 can 15-ounce pumpkin puree
  • 4 large eggs room temperature
  • ½ cup melted unsalted butter
  • ½ cup vegetable oil or canola oil
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar

Cinnamon Glaze

  • 1½ cups powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon allspice
  • ⅙ teaspoon ground cloves

Instructions

  • In medium bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves and ground ginger.
  • In large bowl stir together pumpkin puree, eggs, melted butter, vegetable oil, sugar and brown sugar. Working in three parts add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir just until combined. Split evenly between two well greased 8 x 4 inch loaf pans.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for ten minutes and remove loaves from pan.
  • In small bowl whisk together powdered sugar, melted butter, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, allspice and ground cloves. Drizzle over warm (not hot) loaves.

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Notes

  • This recipe makes (2) 8x4 inch loaves of bread. Grease the pans well with butter, shortening, or nonstick baking spray.
  • Use canned or fresh pumpkin. See more above about using fresh pumpkin.
  • Bake the bread until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
  • Cool the bread for about 10 minutes before carefully inverting it onto a cooling rack.
  • For added texture, add chopped walnuts or chopped pecans.

Nutrition

Calories: 315kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 293mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 246IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg