Although my boyfriend definitely does almost all of the cooking, there are some things that are always left up to me, mostly within the baking category. I especially love the kind of baking that comes along with fall (pumpkin bread, beet muffins), because I feel like the "exact-ness" of baking is a bit more lenient in these cases, and it seems nearly impossible to really mess up. What I love about pumpkin bread specifically is that it is sweet enough to be eaten for dessert, but not too sweet that I feel guilty eating it for breakfast.
Pumpkin Bread (recipe adapted from Simply Recipes)
Mix together:
- 1 and 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
In another bowl, combine:
- 1 mashed roasted pumpkin (should be approx. 1 cup of pumpkin-ness)
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
Combine wet and dry mixtures
Bake in a well-greased bread pan at 350 for approx. 60 minutes
Best served heated with a generous spread of butter
I've been eating pumpkin bread for breakfast all week. Beet muffins? I must try to make those. Have you posted that recipe yet?
ReplyDeletetryityoumightlikeit -- I haven't made beet muffins yet this year, but here is the link to last year's post (the recipe is linked in there and the changes I made are described in the post). And no, that picture has not been colour-enhanced!
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Wow, I love your picture! I need to get a camera to work on my pictures for my blog...my camera is crap. Loving the pumpkin bread too! Just made some myself :)
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Yes! I've been looking for a good pumpkin bread recipe, and this looks like it'll hit the spot. I can't get over how delicious pumpkin butter is too!
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