Samhain Pumpkin Bread

The spices in this Samhain pumpkin bread recipe blend together nicely, representing all spices and flavors 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 (15 ounce) can canned pumpkin
• 0.5 cup chopped walnuts
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.25 cup vegetable oil
• 0.75 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.33333334326744 cup water
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon ground allspice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

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

Step 3

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