Pumpkin Molasses Bread
Pumpkin Molasses Bread - enjoy all the warm flavors of autumn with this moist quick bread.
Ingredients
- 3 1/4 cups flour
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 3/4 cup pumpkin puree OR 1 - 15 oz. can
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1/2 cup unsulphured molasses
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar lightly packed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Grease/spray 2 loaf pans.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, ginger and cloves. Set aside.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together pumpkin puree, eggs, vegetable oil and applesauce until thoroughly mixed.
- Stir in molasses and both sugars until thoroughly mixed.
- Pour flour mixture into pumpkin mixture. Mix until just combined - DO NOT over mix.
- Spoon/pour bread mixture evenly between both loaf pans.
- Bake for 50 - 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of loaves comes out clean.
- Cool on wire racks. Enjoy :)
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