10/12/2026
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)
Steps:
1) *Cream together oil & sugars at medium speed with an electric hand mixer.
2) *Add egg yolks - one at a time, beating after each addition.
3) *Stir in canned pumpkin, water, & milk.
4) *Combine flour & the next 5 ingredients in a separate mixing bowl, and add to the creamed mixture, a little at a time - mixing well.
5) *Add in Vanilla and the flax seed, - blend.
6) *Meanwhile, beat the egg whites with hand mixer until stiff, (make sure to use clean beaters), whites will form meringue peaks.
7) *Next, gently stir in dried raisins or cranberries, and nuts into the batter.
8) *Fold the meringue gently into the pumpkin bread batter.
9) *Spoon batter into greased & floured loaf pans.
10) *Bake at 350° for 1 hour, or until a toothpick when inserted in the center of the loaves, comes out clean.
11) *Cool loaves on wire racks.