Spicy Pumpkin Bread With Dates Nuts Raisins Recipes

PUMPKIN DATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, pumpkin, oil, water and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in dates and pecans., Transfer to two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks., For glaze, in a small heavy saucepan, combine the brown sugar, sugar, butter and cream. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved., Increase heat to medium. Do not stir. Cook for 3-6 minutes or until bubbles form in center and syrup turns amber brown. Remove from the heat; transfer to a small bowl. Cool to room temperature. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Drizzle over loaves.

RAISIN-FILLED PUMPKIN SPICE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, sift together flour, soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add sugar, oil, eggs and buttermilk. Mix well. Stir in flavorings, pumpkin, raisins and pecans. Pour into two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 60-65 minutes or until bread tests done. Let stand 10 minutes before removing from pans. Cool on a wire rack.

SPICY PUMPKIN BREAD WITH DATES, NUTS & RAISINS

Steps:

• Beat together first 6 ingredients until blended.
• combine and add the remaining ingredients and stir until dry ingredients are just moistened.
• Do not overmix.
• Divide batter between 3 greased mini-loaf foil pans, 6x3x2-inch, place pans on a cookie sheet, and bake in a 350 F.
• oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a cake tester, inserted in center, comes out clean.
• Allow to cool in pan for 15 min.
• and then remove from pans and continue cooling on a rack.
• Serve with sweet whipped butter, Yields 3 mini-loaves.
• Easiest& Best!
• Coffee Cakes and Quick Breads.

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.

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.

SPICY PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
• Combine flour and spices (flour through cloves) in a large bowl.
• Add sugar and the next 6 ingredients (sugar through pumpkin) in a different bowl, and stir well with a whisk or mixer until smooth.
• Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
• Spoon batter into 2 (8 × 4-inch) loaf pans coated with cooking spray.
• Bake at 350º for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool loaves in pans 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pans.
• Cool loaves completely; cut each loaf into 12 slices.
• You may also cook in small loaf pans or muffin tins, reduce cooking time to 30-35 min.
• Check for doneness.
• NOTES: If you're tempted to fiddle with the spices (maybe substitute pumpkin-pie spice for the allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves), please don't.
• I tried it both ways and it wasn't as good.