Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread Recipe| quick bread recipe

This rich, spicy, quick, Maine pumpkin bread is made using an excellent old Maine recipe. The day after it is baked, the bread really tastes better. It's simple to prepare and ideal for gift-giving during the holidays! Can't you simply smell a scrumptious loaf of freshly made pumpkin bread when fall is in the air? Or is that only the case for those of us who always fantasize about pumpkin bread? No big deal.

Using up the cans of pumpkin puree you stocked up on at the first sign of autumn is made easy with moist and tasty pumpkin bread. Which recipe would be better to use than this Down east Maine Pumpkin Bread? Over 8,000 times, members of the Recipes4worlds community have given it 5 stars, demonstrating how much they adore it.

Pumpkin puree in a 15-ounce can.

Ingredients Required for Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread Recipe

• Pumpkin puree in one (15-ounce) can.
• 4 eggs
• Vegetable oil, one cup
• 2/3 cup water
• White sugar, 3 cups
• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• Baking soda, two tablespoons
• Salt, 1 1/2 teaspoons
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder
• 1 teaspoon of nutmeg, ground
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger

 Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread Recipe

Preparation| Direction 

STEP-1

Set oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees C). Two 9x5-inch loaf pans should be greased and floured.

STEP-2

Mix the pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water, and sugar thoroughly in a large bowl. Mix the flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger in a separate basin. Just combine the dry ingredients with the pumpkin mixture. Pour the mixture into the ready pans.

STEP-3

The oven should be prepared for 50 minutes of baking. When a toothpick put in the middle of a loaf comes out clean, the loaf is finished.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Calories	263
Fat	10g
Carbs	41g
Protein	3g

Recipe for Pumpkin Bread| Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread Recipe

The good news is that making pumpkin bread is actually very simple; an electric mixer is not even necessary (though, of course, it helps). Just combine the wet components, then the dry ingredients, and finally combine everything. Into two loaf pans, pour.

The best thing about this recipe is that it yields two loaves, allowing you to enjoy one right away and one later or give one as a present.

For pumpkin bread, should you use fresh or canned pumpkins?

It is quicker and simpler to use canned pumpkin puree for this recipe than fresh pumpkin (just make sure it's plain pumpkin and not pumpkin pie filling). However, if you're feeling ambitious and want to create pumpkin puree from scratch using fresh pumpkin, use this recipe. About two cups of mashed pumpkin, or the equivalent of a 15-ounce can of pumpkin puree, can be made from a one-and-a-half-pound sweet pumpkin.

When to Stop Baking Pumpkin Bread

Since pumpkin bread is rather dense, it may be difficult to tell when it is fully baked (and the last thing you want to do is serve bread that is still raw in the middle).

Therefore, to determine whether pumpkin bread is finished or close to being finished, look for the crack on the top of the loaf. After that, insert a skewer or toothpick into the bread's middle. It is prepared to be removed from the oven if the test result is clean. If not, bake it for a few more minutes before checking it once more with a fresh toothpick.

Awful Pumpkin Bread

Even though pumpkin bread is a simple quick bread to make, sometimes recipes don't work out as expected. Here's how to correct any of these frequent errors if you have any:

Hard Bread

Your batter is likely overmixed if it has a firm texture rather than a soft, cake-like one when baked into bread. Avoid overmixing while creating quick bread to prevent the production of gluten, which will ruin the texture of your baked good. Just combine the ingredients; there should still be some lumps in the batter after mixing.

Stale bread

A major letdown is dry pumpkin bread. Try to maintain a wet batter in order to prevent dry, crumbly bread. Use less flour or use more liquid to achieve this; do not use more oil. Instead, experiment with adding orange juice or even bourbon to the batter to add some liquid.

How to Keep Pumpkin Bread Fresh

Wrap the bread in aluminum foil or plastic wrap after it has completely cooled. It can be kept in the refrigerator for up to a week or in a cold, dry spot for up to four days.