Pumpkin Bread

14 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup fresh or canned unsweetened pumpkin puree
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup milk

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 350.
  2. 2
    Butter a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan and line the bottom with wax paper.
  3. 3
    In a bowl, sift together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and baking powder.
  4. 4
    In a large bowl, beat the butter until creamy.
  5. 5
    Gradually add the sugar and beat for 4 minutes.
  6. 6
    Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, then beat in the pumpkin puree.
  7. 7
    Stir the vanilla into the milk.
  8. 8
    Beat in the dry ingredients in 3 additions at low speed, alternating with the milk mixture.
  9. 9
    Spread the batter in the prepared pan.
  10. 10
    Bake for about 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  11. 11
    Let the loaf cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn it out onto a rack to cool.

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