Raisin Pumpkin Bread Recipes

PUMPKIN BREAD WITH RAISINS AND PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 loaf pans.
• Sift flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Toss raisins and pecans with 1 tablespoon of the flour mixture in a separate bowl.
• Beat sugar and butter together using an electric mixer in a mixing bowl until fluffy. Add pumpkin puree, orange juice, eggs, and vanilla extract; blend until well combined. Add flour mixture slowly and blend thoroughly. Fold in raisins and pecans.
• Pour batter evenly between the 2 prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm and tops spring back lightly when pressed, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely on racks before serving.

GRANDMA'S PUMPKIN BREAD - A MOIST PUMPKIN BREAD RECIPE (WITH NUTS, RAISINS OR CHOCOLATE CHIPS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a 9 x 5 inch bread pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Combine pumpkin, sugar, oil and eggs and mix well.
• Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice.
• Add sifted, dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix until smooth.
• Optional step: add in one or more of the optional additions. If adding raisins, be sure to drain off soaking water first.
• Pour into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for approximately 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean.

CRANBERRY-RAISIN PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
• Spray loaf pan (9"x5") with cooking spray.
• Sift dry ingredients (flour- baking powder) together in small bowl.
• Set aside.
• Cream butter or margarine in large bowl of electric mixer.
• Gradually add sugar.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Add pumpkin and vanilla.
• Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk.
• Fold in cranberries, raisins and walnuts (if using).
• Transfer batter to prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on cooling rack for 15 minutes before inverting bread on cooling rack to finish cooling.

HOLIDAY RAISIN NUT PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease loaf pans (can make in bundt pans but need to adjust timing). Mix oil, sugar, and eggs together in a large bowl. Mix in pumpkin puree. Stir together flour, soda, baking powder, salt, and spices. Add to pumpkin mixture and mix until just combined. Fold in nuts and raisins and spread evenly into desired baking pan. Depending on oven, bake for 45 minutes-1 hour or until done. Set aside to cool on wire racks before slicing.