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Mom's Pumpkin Bread Recipe
Oct. 9th, 2006 07:20 pmit's fall, which means it's pumpkin bread season. many people have mentioned baking, and a few have asked for a recipe. i've been told that my mom's pumpkin bread is the best stuff ever, so i'm going to share the recipe here. it's a photocopy of the original from the old old cookbook -- the only recipe we've ever used from it, as far as i know.
The secret to this pumpkin bread is to BEAT IT VERY WELL. if you have a stand mixer, it'll be easier. beat the sugar/shortning well. add the eggs and beat until it's very pale yellow and fluffy like frosting or cake batter -- the gritty look from the sugar should be gone. again when you add the flour, beat it til it lightens up some and is really floofy. this isn't a quickbread where you can over-work it and it gets tough. beating the crap outta it makes it all tender and fluffy like a cake.
because it expands a bit when you beat it, you'll need a REALLY big bowl if you're going to do a double batch. i have a sink-sized bowl that i use just for this.
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The secret to this pumpkin bread is to BEAT IT VERY WELL. if you have a stand mixer, it'll be easier. beat the sugar/shortning well. add the eggs and beat until it's very pale yellow and fluffy like frosting or cake batter -- the gritty look from the sugar should be gone. again when you add the flour, beat it til it lightens up some and is really floofy. this isn't a quickbread where you can over-work it and it gets tough. beating the crap outta it makes it all tender and fluffy like a cake.
because it expands a bit when you beat it, you'll need a REALLY big bowl if you're going to do a double batch. i have a sink-sized bowl that i use just for this.
[public post - feel free to link]
