Samhain Pumpkin Bread

This recipe was shared with me years ago by a friend. Since then it's been tweaked and modified to its current form. Perfect for Samhain celebrations. The spices in this pumpkin bread blend together nicely, representing all things desired with the promise of new beginnings.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 197 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• ⅓ cup water
• 1 (15 ounce) can canned pumpkin

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 loaf pans.

Step 2

Stir the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves together in a large bowl. Whisk together the pumpkin, water, eggs, vanilla, and vegetable oil together in a separate bowl. Gradually pour the wet mixture into the dry while whisking until everything is well mixed. Fold the walnuts into the batter. Divide the batter between the two prepared loaf pans.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden and springs back when lightly pressed, 50 to 60 minutes. Allow to cool 20 minutes before removing from the pans.