Shakin & Bakin Foodie Blog

From September through the end of January I like to make several loaves of homemade pumpkin bread. Some of these sweet bread loaves we keep and other's we give away during the holiday season as foodie gifts. When it comes to making homemade sweet breads, pumpkin is one of the easiest to make! This recipe will make 6 mini loaves.

Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipe

2 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup vegetable cooking oil
4 medium eggs
3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (I use white whole wheat)
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2/3 cup water
15 ounces canned pumpkin puree
non-stick baking spray

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray the bottom and sides of your loaf pans. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl beat together the sugar and vegetable oil with an electric mixer. Add in the eggs and beat again. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl sift together the all-purpose flour, baking soda and salt.

Alternately add the flour mixture and water to the beaten sugar mixture. Beat after each addition until just combined. Beat in the pumpkin puree until all ingredients are well-combined.

Use a large spoon and spoon the batter into your prepared loaf pans. Place them in a preheated oven and bake for 22 to 30 minutes, depending on the size of the baking pans that you used. Remove from oven and let cool.