Thanksgiving Bread Recipes

Breads and muffins that add luscious baked goodness to your Thanksgiving dinner.

Pumpkin Nut Bread

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, melted
4 eggs
1 can (14-1/2 oz.) pumpkin
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2-3/4 cups flour
1 cup chopped nuts

Instructions:

Melt butter.
Add eggs and pumpkin. Beat thoroughly.

Add sugars, baking soda and powder, and spices. Beat thoroughly until all lumps are removed.

Add flour. Beat thoroughly.

Add nuts and mix.

Spoon into 2 greased bread pans.

Bake for 1 hour at 350°F. Test with toothpick to ensure loaves are ready.

Thanksgiving Muffins

Ingredients:

1 cup cooked pumpkin or canned
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup margarine
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon molasses
2 cups sifted flour (sift before measuring)
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon mace
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup raisins

Instructions:

Blend together sugar and margarine.

Add pumpkin, molasses and egg.

Sift flour with baking powder and spices.

Add soda to buttermilk.

Mix raisins and nuts with 1/2 cup of sifted flour and spices.

Add the rest of flour alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture.

Add raisins and nuts.

Place in well greased muffin tins. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes. If very large tin, bake 25 minutes.

Makes 4 dozen small or 2 dozen large muffins.

Thanksgiving Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:

1 1/2 c. pumpkin
3/4 c. vegetable oil
2 1/2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. nutmeg
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. nuts chopped
1 c. raisin
3 1 lb. coffee cans.

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Makes three loaves.

Beat these together: 1 1/2 c. pumpkin 3/4 c. vegetable oil

Then add: 2 1/2 c. flour 2 c. sugar 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 1/4 tsp. salt 3/4 tsp. nutmeg 3/4 tsp. cinnamon 1 c. nuts, chopped 1 c. raisins, if desired

Mix until all ingredients are thoroughly moistened.

Fill three ungreased 1 lb. coffee cans, 1/2 full.

Bake at 350 degrees for 75 minutes.

Cool, in the can for 15 minutes and remove from can.

Wrap, while still warm, in aluminum foil.

Country Brown Bread

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups milk
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups bread flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 teaspoons baking powder

DIRECTIONS:

Butter and flour two 9x5 inch bread pans. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a small bowl combine milk, sugar and molasses.

Mix together whole wheat flour, regular flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder.

Add to milk mixture and mix well.

Pour mixture into bread pans. Bake for 45 minutes.