Ryan's Famous Pumpkin Nut Bread

1 cup butter, melted
4 eggs
1 can (14-1/2 oz.) pumpkin
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2-3/4 cups flour
1 cup chopped nuts

Directions:

Beat together eggs, butter, pumpkin and sugars; set aside. In a separate bowl, soft together flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices. Gradually add flour mixture to egg mixture; mix well. Add the chopped nuts and mix well. Spoon batter into 2 greased bread loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour at 350°F. Test with toothpick to ensure loaves are ready.

Comments from ryansnyder :

A classic fall recipe.

User Reviews:

Made recipe as stated and it was delicous, I did
add a rum glaze and drizzled it over the bread.
Everyone loved it.

submitted by ricka on December 02, 2006

Excellent ! I used fresh pumpkin instead of canned. Very easy to do. The extra time it takes is well worth it and can be done in advance and store in fridge or freezer. Good use of a Jack o' lantern, but need to bake next day after carving! Best way to bake a small pumpkin (Sugar variety) is cut in half length wise, scoop out seeds, place halves cut side down on a rack in a shallow pan with small amount of water in bottom. Bake @ 350 until fork can pierce easy, about 1 hour.Cool and scoop flesh into a bowl and mash. Pour off any excess liquid and measure into 2 cup portions.(about the same as a 14 oz. can of pumpkin) Used 2 cups to make this recipe. Makes the best pumpkin pie too!. I also added 1 cup of dried cranberries to this bread recipe. Very Yummy!!

submitted by wisewoman13 on November 01, 2005

I make this exact recipe into pumpkin muffins and they're a big hit w/ my 2-year-old. A great thing about this recipe is that the butter is melted, so I can just mix everything with a fork; this makes it easy to make during The Kid's nap (no electric mixer = no noise during naptime) and have fresh, warm muffins waiting when he wakes up. Just bake the muffins for about 10 minutes less than you would the bread loaves.

submitted by mathgrrl on December 01, 2005

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