Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups of flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
• 2 cups of sugar
• 3/4 cup of softened butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 lb. of pumpkin

Directions

1. Steam pumpkin until soft. Then remove the pumpkin pulp from two small pumpkins and separate the pumpkin sides from the pulp. Place in a bowl and set to the side.
2. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and spices. Whisk and set to the side.
3. Combine the butter and sugar, then beat until the two are slightly crumbly. Then add the eggs one at a time, beating well. Beat until this mixture is light and fluffy.
4. Add the pumpkin to the egg/butter mixture. Beat until combined.
5. Add dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and beat until combined.
6. Place the mixture into loaf pans and bake for 65-75 minutes. 

Source — Family Recipe
Prepared by Kylee Armstrong
March 16, 2020