Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread

This classic pumpkin bread from Maine is easy to make, super moist and delicious. Spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves, it's perfect for holiday gift giving!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 263 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 3 cups white sugar
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 1.5 teaspoons salt
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
• 0.66666668653488 cup water
• 3.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.25 teaspoon ground ginger

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9x5 inch loaf pans.

Step 2

Bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Step 3

Pour into the prepared pans.

Step 4

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger.

Step 5

In a separate bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended.

Step 6

Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended.