Pumpkin bread is a favorite treat here. I even like it for breakfast with some added fruit.
With temperatures dropping below the freezing mark at night, it was nice to see the sun fill the mouse-house early this morning. We've had so many warmer days that you forget how cold it can still be during Spring in Ontario.
Back to wearing gloves today while raking around the property and filling feeders. I mentioned before that we have many dirt piles that need leveling and I'll be so glad to get the proper weather for doing so. It's just a bit too wet right now. But, so much needs to be done outside.
Back to the pumpkin bread. Besides being a favorite treat of ours, our dog, Kane, would lay in front of the oven while it baked as he knew he would get a slice, too. He loved anything with pumpkin; especially his own muffin. I'll always enjoy this bread remembering how his eyes would light up as I prepared a muffin, with butter, just for him. Every day I think of him. I miss him so much. But in my heart, I hope that never changes.
"Not that camera...again."
Pumpkin bread
Cream 1 cup of softened butter
Add 3 eggs & 2 1/2 cups of sugar
beat well
in a separate bowl...
Combine 3 cups of flour
with 1 teaspoon of each of the following...
baking powder
baking soda
salt
cinnamon
powdered cloves
Add 1/2 tsp of nutmeg
Add dry to butter/egg mixture alternating with 2 cups of pumpkin
Mix after each addition.
Stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla
This is where you can add 1 cup of raisins or nuts (pecans are wonderful)
I prefer it plain and add pecans on top.
hugs, Deb
Back to wearing gloves today while raking around the property and filling feeders. I mentioned before that we have many dirt piles that need leveling and I'll be so glad to get the proper weather for doing so. It's just a bit too wet right now. But, so much needs to be done outside.
Back to the pumpkin bread. Besides being a favorite treat of ours, our dog, Kane, would lay in front of the oven while it baked as he knew he would get a slice, too. He loved anything with pumpkin; especially his own muffin. I'll always enjoy this bread remembering how his eyes would light up as I prepared a muffin, with butter, just for him. Every day I think of him. I miss him so much. But in my heart, I hope that never changes.
Pumpkin bread
Cream 1 cup of softened butter
Add 3 eggs & 2 1/2 cups of sugar
beat well
in a separate bowl...
Combine 3 cups of flour
with 1 teaspoon of each of the following...
baking powder
baking soda
salt
cinnamon
powdered cloves
Add 1/2 tsp of nutmeg
Add dry to butter/egg mixture alternating with 2 cups of pumpkin
Mix after each addition.
Stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla
This is where you can add 1 cup of raisins or nuts (pecans are wonderful)
I prefer it plain and add pecans on top.
Pour into loaf tins or muffin tins.
This will make 3 loaves 9x5x3 lined with parchment paper or greased and floured.
Bake at 350 for one hour for loaves
or 25 minutes for muffins
I cover the loaves with pecans or
pop a pecan on top of each muffin for that added crunch.
Enjoy!
Sharing at http://designsbygollum.blogspot.ca/ Foodie Friday and Everything Else.
This will make 3 loaves 9x5x3 lined with parchment paper or greased and floured.
Bake at 350 for one hour for loaves
or 25 minutes for muffins
I cover the loaves with pecans or
pop a pecan on top of each muffin for that added crunch.
Enjoy!
Sharing at http://designsbygollum.blogspot.ca/ Foodie Friday and Everything Else.
hugs, Deb
