With Halloween right around the corner, and Thanksgiving after that, I thought it would be a good time to add my mother’s pumpkin “bread” recipe. When you look at the ingredients, you might think pumpkin cake would be a better name for this treat, but either way, it is delightful, and easy to make.
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1-1/4 cups vegetable oil
2 cups pumpkin pie mix (not just pumpkin. I have always used Libby’s)
3 cups flour (we use high-altitude flour in the mountains of Colorado)
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Mix all ingredients together on medium speed. Pour into two greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pans, or three 1 or 2 pound aluminum foil loaf pans (these are great if you are giving the bread away). Bake at 350 for 1 hour 15 minutes. Check bread early if it starts smelling really cooked.