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([personal profile] pat Dec. 13th, 2002 02:31 pm)
[livejournal.com profile] mactavish requested pumkin bread recipes. I have been meaning to post this for a while now.



3 1/3 c.flour
2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. baking powder
1 1/2 t.salt
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. nutmeg
1/2 t. ground cloves
2/3 c. vegetable shortening
2 c. mashed or pureed pumpkin*
2/3 c. milk
4 eggs, slightly beaten
2 2/3 c. sugar
1 c. dates, pitted and chopped **

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9 x 5 x 3 loaf pans (I use disposable aluminum). Combine dry ingredients (the first seven), stir and toss together with a fork or whisk. In a large bowl, combine shortening, pumpkin, eggs, sugar, milk, and dates. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing until just blended; there should be no dry flour, but there will be small bits of shortening that will disappear in baking. place in pans, bake for about one hour until a broomstraw comes out clean.

* I bake or roast my own pumpkin -- I prefer white pumpkin because of its sweet, rich flavor.

** I use whole dates and chop them myself; the prechopped dates are much drier.

Anyone wanting a review of this pumpkin bread should just ask [livejournal.com profile] hopeforyou, she's had some.
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From: [personal profile] geekchick


I took some in to share with my coworkers, and one of them came by my office to say "No lie, this is the best pumpkin bread I've ever had". It is indeed quite fabulous.
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