Gingerbread With Pecans And Raisins Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 by 8-inch cake pan and line with parchment paper. Grease and flour the pan.
• Place the rum and raisins in a small pan, cover and heat until the rum boils. Turn off the heat and set aside. Place the butter and molasses in another small pan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Pour the mixture into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cool for 5 minutes, then mix in the sour cream and orange zest.
• Meanwhile, sift the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt together in a small bowl. Mix with your hands until combined. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the molasses mixture and mix only until smooth. Drain the raisins and add them and crystallized ginger to the mixture with a spatula. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for about 35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Set aside to cool completely.
• When the cake has cooled, whisk together the confectioners' sugar and orange juice and pour it onto the gingerbread, allowing it to drip down the sides. Allow the glaze to set. Cut the gingerbread into 9 squares.

GINGERBREAD WITH PECANS AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Grease and flour a 9x13 baking pan.
• Mix together in a bowl the flour, soda, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt. Mix well.
• With a mixer, cream together the butter and cream cheese with the sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time until smooth and fluffy.
• Reduce speed of mixer to low and add in the molasses and hot water. Keep beating until incorporated. Add in flour mixture, by large spoonfuls untill well blended.
• By hand, mix in the pecans and raisins with a large spoon.
• Pour batter into baking pan and bake for 45-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool well before slicing.

RAISIN-PECAN GINGER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Add the first 4 ingredients to a bowl; stir to combine.
• Add the butter and molassess to a saucepan; cook and stir over medium until butter melts; remove from heat.
• Make a well in the center of the flour mixture; add molassess-butter mixture, buttermilk, and egg.
• Stir just until mixture is moistened (do not overmix).
• Add in pecans and raisins; gently fold to combine.
• Spoon mixture into greased muffin cups, filling 3/4 full.
• Bake at 325° for 18 minutes or until done.
• Serve warm with honey and/or butter.

SPICED PUMPKIN BREAD WITH RAISINS AND PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray two 9x5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
• Mix flour, sugar, pumpkin, raisins, pecans, oil, water, eggs, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves together in a large bowl. Pour into the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, about 1 hour.

GRANDMA'S PUMPKIN BREAD WITH RAISINS AND PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
• Cream sugar and shortening in a large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy. Stir in pumpkin puree, eggs, and water. Mix flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and baking powder in a separate bowl; stir into the egg mixture. Fold in pecans and raisins. Spoon equal amounts of batter into the prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 70 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely.