Starting this week, I’ll share recipes with local and seasonal twists. Feel free to try these, and add your own creativity as you go. The cool crisp air and beautifully changing leaves tell us that fall is here. One of my favorite things about this time of year is the bountiful abundance of plums, apples, pumpkins and root vegetables. The smell of warm spices and the taste of apple cider ring in autumn. So does this easy and delicious recipe. First up: an easy pumpkin bread. It’s simple, yet touches our senses of taste and smell in tune with the season. (Want a printed copy? Note the printable PDF file attached to this story.)
3 cups of sugar
4 beaten eggs
1 cup of oil (I prefer coconut oil for baking, but any vegetable oil will work.)
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
2/3 cup buttermilk (Water or milk can be substituted, but I always use buttermilk when baking.)
2 cups processed pureed pumpkin (Canned works fine, right out of the can.)
3 1/2 cups of flour
2 tsp. baking soda
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Spray or oil two loaf pans.
Mix the sugar, eggs, oil (if using coconut oil, melt it first so that it is liquid), salt, pumpkin pie spice, nutmeg, cloves and buttermilk in a large bowl. Add in the processed pumpkin, mixing well. Add the flour and baking soda, incorporating all ingredients together. I always hand-mix this recipe. This will result in a fairly thick batter. Place the batter into loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour or until completely done. Let it rest for 10 minutes before removing from the loaf pans.
Enjoy!
Look for more recipes that make use of seasonal and locally produced ingredients every week in The JOLT.
The JOLT welcomes Shannon Beigert to our pages today. Shannon Beigert is a chef and baker who loves to entertain guests at her Olympia home. If you want to let her know that this recipe worked well for you, send her a note at shannon@theJOLTnews.com
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cappers
Thanks for this recipe. Looking forward to more.
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Larry Dzieza
Tried it. Best pumpkin bread I ever ate.
Five stars.
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mbharrington
Welcome aboard! So glad The Jolt News now offers recipes!
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