Old Fashioned Pumpkin Spice Bread Recipe
Old-fashioned pumpkin bread that’s moist, spiced just right, and easy enough to whip up before your coffee gets cold. Bake two—one loaf never lasts.
Servings 20 servings
Calories 385kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooking oil be sure to use a light flavored oil such as peanut oil (if there are no allergies) or vegetable oil
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 4 large eggs lightly beaten
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup bourbon or substitute an equal amount of water or buttermilk.
- 2 cups mashed cooked pumpkin about 1 15-ounce can or equivalent in homemade puree (about 2 cups)
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons nutmeg
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon chipotle optional
- 1 cup pecans chopped
Glaze (optional)
- 1 cup confecioner's sugar
- 2 tablespoons bourbon or enough to make a thick glaze. You can use cream if you want to.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Grease and flour 2 loaf pans. Set aside.
- Add the cooking oil, brown sugar, and sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Beat on medium until well mixed and the sugar starts to dissolve.
- Add the eggs, buttermilk, and bourbon.
- Beat on medium until very smooth.
- Stir in the pumpkin.
- Set aside.
- Mix dry ingredients.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients quickly, just until blended. Don't overmix.
- Fold in the pecans.
- Spoon into the prepared loaf pans and bak for 1 hour 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Glaze while slightly warm if desired.
Glaze
- Mix the bourbon and the confectioner's sugar until smooth, adding the bourbon a little at a time.
- Spoon over pumpkin bread.
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Notes
This was made in 5-inch x 10- inch sized loaf pans. (Pyrex 1.5 quart)
Storage:
Wrap the pumpkin loaf in plastic wrap and store it at room temperature for up to 3 days. If any slices manage to remain later than that, toss them in the freezer for up to 3 months!
Tips:
- 2 tablespoons of pumpkin pie spice can be used in place of the spices in this recipe.
- To make muffins or mini-loaves bake for 20 minutes and then check every 5 minutes until done.
- The bread is done when the interior registers 200F on an instaread thermometer stuck in the center OR a cake tester or toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 385kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 338mg | Potassium: 134mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 3826IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 2mg
