Gingered Cranberry Pumpkin Bread Recipes

GINGERED CRANBERRY PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter and flour a 9-by-5-inch (8-cup) loaf pan and reserve.
• Sift together flour, soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon; reserve.
• In a mixer with paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars together with the ginger.
• Then add eggs and pumpkin and mix.
• Add dry ingredients in 3 batches, alternating with the milk, beating in just long enough to combine.
• Take care not to overmix at this point.
• Fold in chopped cranberries.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan.
• Tap on the counter to remove any air bubbles and bake in preheated oven for about 1½ hours, or until a toothpick comes out clean when poked in the center.
• After 45 minutes, rotate pan and place a sheet of aluminum foil loosely over loaf to prevent overbrowning.
• (Ovens bake differently so use your best judgment and a doneness test when gauging cooking time.) Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove to a rack and turn right-side-up to cool.

CRANBERRY PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, pumpkin and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cranberries and walnuts., Spoon into two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 70-80 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

PUMPKIN GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• In a large mixing, combine sugar, oil and eggs; beat until smooth. Add water and beat until well blended. Stir in pumpkin, ginger, allspice cinnamon, and clove.
• In medium bowl, combine flour, soda, salt, and baking powder. Add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture and blend just until all ingredients are mixed. Divide batter between prepared pans.
• Bake in preheated oven until toothpick comes out clean, about 1 hour.

CRANBERRY PUMPKIN BREAD WITH CRYSTALLIZED GINGER

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour loaf pan.
• 2. Sift together dry ingredients. Set aside.
• 3. Cream together sugars and butter. Add yogurt, eggs and pumpkin. Mix until just combined.
• 4. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk; mix until just combined.
• 5. Toss cranberries in a little flour to prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the pan while cooking. Gently fold cranberries and ginger into the batter. Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake 1 hour 15 minutes. Make sure to watch it near the end as it may need more or less time depending on your oven.

PUMPKIN-CRANBERRY-ORANGE GINGERBREAD LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and lightly dust the bottom with flour.
• Zest the entire orange, avoiding the white (pith). Peel and section the orange and remove all seeds. Chop orange pulp in the bowl of a food processor or blender until fine. Reserve with the zest.
• Cream sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until very well combined. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until thoroughly incorporated. Stir in pumpkin, reserved chopped orange and zest, orange juice, and grated ginger.
• Whisk flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Stir into the wet batter until almost all is moistened, but do not overwork. Fold in dried cranberries and pecans. Turn into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in the pan, on a wire rack, for 15 minutes. Remove from the pan and let cool completely on the wire rack before wrapping.

CRANBERRY PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In bowl combine the eggs, pumpkin puree, and oil; mix well.
• Add the dry ingredients and mix well.
• Divide the dough into 2 greased 8x4 inch loaf pans.
• Bake 50 minutes.

PUMPKIN CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. and butter a loaf pan, 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 by 2 3/4 inches.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together pumpkin, sugar, water, eggs, and oil. Sift in flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and spices and stir just until batter is smooth. Stir in cranberries and spoon batter into loaf pan, spreading evenly.
• Bake bread in middle of oven 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean, and cool in pan on a rack 10 minutes. Turn bread out onto rack and cool completely. Bread may be made 4 days ahead and chilled, covered.

CRANBERRY PUMPKIN BREAD (SUGAR FREE - SPLENDA)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a bowl stir together wet ingredients, combining the pumpkin, milk, splenda, and eggs.
• In a separate bowl stir together dry ingredients, combining the flour, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, ginger, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• Add the dry ingredients and cranberries to the wet mixture, stirring only until just combined. Be careful not to over mix the batter.
• Pour batter into a greased loaf pan. Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over the top of the pan. Pressing the topping down slightly will help it adhere to the bread.
• Bake approximately 60 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean.

GINGER PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter and flour two 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch (6-cup) loaf pans (see note, below); set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, ginger, and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together sugars, pumpkin, melted butter, and eggs; add flour mixture, and stir until just combined.
• Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of loaves comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes; invert pans and transfer loaves to a wire rack to cool completely. Glaze, if desired.