Traditional Amish Pumpkin Bread Recipes

PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Combine first 8 ingredients. Whisk together eggs, pumpkin, oil and water; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in walnuts and, if desired, raisins. , Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 65-70 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

AMISH PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9 X 5-inch loaf pans.
• 2. Mix sugar, oil, and eggs together.
• 3. Add pumpkin.
• 4. Add dry ingredients and finally water, stirring until just mixed.
• 5. Pour batter into two greased and floured pans.
• 6. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.

THE BEST PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour two 9-by-5-inch loaf pans.
• Whisk together the sugar and oil in a large bowl until well combined. Whisk in the eggs and pumpkin until combined.
• Combine the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon and cloves in a medium bowl and whisk until well combined. Add half the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and stir to combine. Add half the water and stir to combine. Repeat with the remaining flour and water.
• Divide the batter between the prepared loaf pans. Bake until cake tester comes out clean and the loaves are golden brown, about 1 hour. Let the loaves cool in the pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from the pans and let cool completely, about 1 hour.

TRADITIONAL AMISH PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Blend sugar and shortening.
• Stir in pumpkin, water and eggs.
• Add dry ingredients, mixing well.
• Pour mixture into three greased and floured baking pans.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 60 minutes. Poke with tooth pick to see if it's done.
• Let rest for a few minutes and then remove from pans and let cool on a wire rack.
• Find someone else to clean up the mess ;-).

PUMPKIN BREAD (LESS SUGAR AND LESS OIL - STILL AMAZING!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cream sugar, oil and applesauce together.
• Add eggs. Mix well.
• Add spices, vanilla and pumpkin.
• Mix flour, baking soda and salt.
• Alternately add flour mixture and water or apple juice. Mix well.
• Pour into 3 greased small bread loaf pans or 1 greased large bread pan.
• Bake at 350F degrees for 30 minutes for smaller loaves or 45-55 minutes for large loaf.

AMISH PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Mix sugar, oil and eggs together.
• Add pumpkin.
• Then add dry ingredients and finally water.
• Stir just until mixed.
• Add nuts if desired.
• Pour into 2 greased and floured (or 4 mini loaf) pans.
• Bake at 350 for 1 hour.