The Smell of Warm Pumpkin Bread...

Hello....
Hope you are having a beautiful fall! I thought I would share a few pictures of what I have been up to today... baking pumpkin bread!

The house smells heavenly of pumpkin and spice.

It tastes even better set up Vintage style....

I set it on top my very old footed cutting/butcher block along with an Old English bread knife for slicing.

Of course, we like to add a little butter (looking delicious in a antique English wooden "Butter" dish)...

Or...for dessert a big dollop of freshly whipped hevy cream!

Here's the recipe if you don't have a favorite of your own. So simple....

1 1/2 Sticks unsalted butter, room temp.

3 T. Molasses

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

2/3 cup orange juice or water

2 cups pumpkin pur'ee

3 1/3 cups flour

1/2 t. baking powder

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 cup raisins optional

Preheat oven to 350. Butter bundt or 2 large loaf pans.

With mixer cream butter, molasses and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in 

the eggs, one at a time. Beat til light and lemon colored. Add orange juice and pumpkin

pur'ee mix well. Sift dry ingrediants together and add to the pumpkin mixture stirring well with a wooden spoon to thoroughly combine. Spoon into pan. Bake one hour or until inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 min, then turn out onto rack to cool.

Enjoy....Debra