Pumpkin Walnut Spice Bread

I simply love this pumpkin spice bread recipe!  It has the perfect blend of spices and is so moist.  I’m a huge fan of a good banana nut bread but I’d say this pumpkin walnut bread knocks that out of first place.

The original recipe doesn’t call for nuts but I decided to add a small amount of walnuts to half of the recipe.  The recipe makes two loaves so I made one with walnuts and one without.  After tasting both loaves, I think I prefer it with the nuts.  But if you don’t care for nuts in breads, you can omit it from the recipe.

Pumpkin Walnut Spice Bread

from Taste of Home

Ingredients:

3 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, lightly beaten
15 oz can pumpkin
3 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 cup water
1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 350°.  In a large bowl; combine the flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, cloves and allspice.  Set aside.

2.  In your electric mixer; blend together the sugar, veggie oil and eggs just until combined.  Add pumpkin and blend well.

3.  Alternating between the water and flour mix; gradually blend in both a little at a time.  Lightly blend until all is combined.  Stir in nuts.

4.  Evenly pour batter into two loaf pans sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.  Bake for 60 – 65 minutes or until toothpick in center comes out clean.  Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans.  Cool completely before serving.

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