Recipes and Cooking Pumpkin Bread 4.3 (155) 13 Reviews If you're looking for a classic pumpkin bread, this is our best pumpkin bread recipe! No frills here just the baking essentials, spices you expect, and pumpkin. Make a double batch to share a pumpkin loaf with coworkers, neighbors, anyone you want to show you care. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on June 14, 2011 Print Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 20 mins Bake Time: 55 mins Total Time: 75 mins Servings: 32 Yield: 2 loaves Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 3 cup sugar 1 cup cooking oil 4 eggs 3 ⅓ cup all-purpose flour 2 teaspoon baking soda 1 ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg ⅔ cup water 1 15 ounce can pumpkin Directions Grease the bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of two 9x5x3-inch, three 8x4x2-inch, or four 7-1/2x3 1/2-x2-inch loaf pans; set aside. In a very large mixing bowl beat sugar and oil with an electric mixer on medium speed. Add eggs and beat well; set aside. In a large bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add flour mixture and water alternately to sugar mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined. Beat in pumpkin. Spoon batter into prepared pans. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 55 to 65 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near centers comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks. Wrap and store overnight before slicing. Makes 2 loaves (32 servings). Raisin-Nut Pumpkin Bread: Prepare bread as above, except fold 3/4 cup raisins and 3/4 cup chopped walnuts into batter after pumpkin has been added. Nutrition Facts per serving: 220 cal., 10 g total fat (1 g sat. fat), 27 mg chol., 197 mg sodium, 32 g carbo., 1 g dietary fiber, 8 g pro.Daily Values: 59% vit A, 2% vit. C, 2% calcium, 6% ironExchanges: .5 Starch, 1 .5 Other Carbo., 2 Fat Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 191 Calories 8g Fat 29g Carbs 2g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 32 Calories 191 % Daily Value * Total Fat 8g 10% Saturated Fat 1g 5% Cholesterol 27mg 9% Sodium 197mg 9% Total Carbohydrate 29g 11% Total Sugars 18g Protein 2g Vitamin C 0.6mg 3% Calcium 10.1mg 1% Iron 1.1mg 6% Potassium 50mg 1% Folate, total 8.1mcg Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.