Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread

This is a great old Maine recipe, moist and spicy. The bread actually tastes even better the day after it is baked. Great for holiday gift giving!

Step: 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 7x3 inch loaf pans.

Step: 2

In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.

Step: 3

Bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Per Serving: 263 calories; protein 3.1g; carbohydrates 40.6g; fat 10.3g; cholesterol 31mg; sodium 305.4mg.

Eat best breakfast to continue the day has become a good habit. It’s a great way to start my 24 hours off healthfully. The sugar hit from the fruit wakes me up and bring me energy to make on the morning. The sweetness is more vilified as the evil of all disease, but sweetness is also loaded with fibre, which is great for your stomach system and make keep you feeling full all day , and less likely grab a side food out of the street food before break .

Making fruit a morning habit is easy . Simply put the sweetness in your refrigerator next to the milk or on the bench next to your grain pan , or move your coffee maker or tea kettle — about anywhere where you’ll see it. Before you eat the rest of your breakfast , eat your fruit. If you’re not usually a breakfast person.