Easy

Old Fashioned Pumpkin Bread

Name: Old Fashioned Pumpkin Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 2 loaves
Ingredients: 1 3/4 C. granulated sugar; 1/4 C. orange marmalade, optional; 1 1/2 C. Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil; 4 lg. eggs; 1 1/2 C. pumpkin puree; 1 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract; 1 tsp. lemon zest; 1 tsp. orange zest; 3 1/2 C. all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Powder; 1/2 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Soda; 2 tsp. Spice Islands® Ground Saigon Cinnamon; 1/4 tsp. Spice Islands® Ground Ginger; 1/8 tsp. salt; 1/2 C. raisins, plumped and drained, optional; 1/2 C. cranberries, plumped and drained, optional; 1/2 C. walnuts, optional

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Bake Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Yield: 2 loaves

Ingredients

1 3/4 C. granulated sugar
1/4 C. orange marmalade, optional
1 1/2 C. Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
4 lg. eggs
1 1/2 C. pumpkin puree
1 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
1 tsp. lemon zest
1 tsp. orange zest
3 1/2 C. all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
2 tsp. Spice Islands® Ground Saigon Cinnamon
1/4 tsp. Spice Islands® Ground Ginger
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 C. raisins, plumped and drained, optional
1/2 C. cranberries, plumped and drained, optional
1/2 C. walnuts, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350° F. Generously grease two 9×5-inch loaf pans.
In a large bowl, blend the sugar, marmalade, oil, eggs, pumpkin, vanilla and lemon and orange zest.
In another bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt.
Mix into wet batter, stirring gently but thoroughly.
Add raisins, cranberries and nuts if using.
Divide batter evenly into prepared loaf pans.
Bake until loaves test done, a toothpick inserted into the center will come out clean, about 50-60 minutes.
Cool 10 to 15 minutes before unmolding and serving.