Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread Recipe
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Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread

By: Laurie Bennett 
"This is a great old Maine recipe, moist and spicy. The bread actually tastes even better the day after it is baked. Great for holiday gift giving!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (4,944)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
50 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 5 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 3 - 7x3 inch loaf pans
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 7x3 inch loaf pans.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.
  3. Bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 263 | Total Fat: 10.3g | Cholesterol: 35mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2003 by Lovemyfamily09   view full review
Out of this recipe, I ended up making a dozen Pumpkin muffins and a Pumpkin loaf as well. It...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2003 by PAKTKB   view full review
Best pumpkin bread I ever had! Full of flavor and moist. Freezes well. I did,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 26, 2008 by Donna S   view full review
Excellent. I followed the ingredients and directions almost exactly. The only new things I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2003 by KENNA1   view full review
I cannot believe how delicious this recipe was! I have never tasted such a rich, soft and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2006 by BLUEEYEZ58   view full review
The best pumpkin bread I've ever had by far. The only changes I made were to add a teaspoon of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 2, 2008 by chibi chef   view full review
Untweaked recipe gets 5 stars, and healthy version gets 5 stars too! Healthy version: (1)100%...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 11, 2003 by MAGGIE MCGUIRE   view full review
Wow! Thanks Laurie. Teriffic recipe. My hubby and I are great fans of Starbucks Pumpkin Loaf....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2002 by EBELLINE   view full review
1 c. brown sugar 1 c. white sugar 3/4 c. oil 1 c. dried cranberries OH MY GOD, THIS IS...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 4, 2006 by Cindy T.   view full review
This is the best recipe for Pumpkin Bread! I always make a double recipe to give as gifts. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 11, 2003 by ALETA14   view full review
Being from Maine, I had really high expectations ;-) but this was well worth the time. It has...

 

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