Purfect Pumpkin Bread
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil ⓘ
- 1 cup sugar ⓘ
- 1 cup brown sugar ⓘ
- 4 eggs, separated ⓘ
- 2 cups pumpkin, canned ⓘ
- 1/3 cup milk ⓘ
- 1/3 cup water ⓘ
- 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda ⓘ
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon flax seed ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ⓘ
- 2/3 cup pecans (optional) or 2/3 cup walnuts, chopped (optional) ⓘ
- 2/3 cup dried cranberries (optional) or 2/3 cup raisins (optional) ⓘ
Instructions
- *Cream together oil & sugars at medium speed with an electric hand mixer.
- *Add egg yolks - one at a time, beating after each addition.
- *Stir in canned pumpkin, water, & milk.
- *Combine flour & the next 5 ingredients in a separate mixing bowl, and add to the creamed mixture, a little at a time - mixing well.
- *Add in Vanilla and the flax seed, - blend.
- *Meanwhile, beat the egg whites with hand mixer until stiff, (make sure to use clean beaters), whites will form meringue peaks.
- *Next, gently stir in dried raisins or cranberries, and nuts into the batter.
- *Fold the meringue gently into the pumpkin bread batter.
- *Spoon batter into greased & floured loaf pans.
- *Bake at 350° for 1 hour, or until a toothpick when inserted in the center of the loaves, comes out clean.
- *Cool loaves on wire racks.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
988
kcal
49% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).