Pumpkin Bread
Moist and spicy, pumpkin bread is a delicious tea bread with hints of cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg, as well as molasses (made from sugar cane like in rum distillation). It contains real pumpkin, along with fruit and nuts.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup plain flour All purpose
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda Baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp molasses
- 2 eggs
- 8 oz cooked pumpkin
- 5 tbsp milk
- 2 oz pecans or walnuts
- 1/3 cup raisins
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) gas mark 4. Grease a 23 x 12.5 cm (9 x 5 inch) loaf tin.
- Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add molasses and eggs, and beat the mixture.
- Add pumpkin and milk and mix well. Pour the pumpkin mixture into the dry ingredients. Mix well.
- Stir in the nuts and raisins. Pour mixture into a greased loaf tin.
- Bake until knife inserted in middle comes out clean, about 1 hour.
Calories: 842 kcal
Carbohydrates: 141 g
Protein: 12 g
Fat: 28g
Saturated Fat: 12 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 124 mg
Sodium: 630 mg
Potassium: 624 mg
Fiber: 4 g
Sugar: 86 g
Vitamin A: 5453 IU
Vitamin C: 6 mg
Calcium: 114 mg
Iron: 5 mg