Pumpkin Nut Bread and Muffins
by altered from Better Homes and Gardens
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts
- 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°
- In a mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder, salt, ginger, baking soda, and cloves; set aside.
- In a large mixer bowl beat together brown sugar and butter till well combined; beat in eggs. Add pumpkin and milk; mix well.
- Add flour mixture to sugar-pumpkin mixture, mixing well. Stir in chopped nuts and the optional raisins.
- Turn batter into a greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
- Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or till a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool on rack.
- Bake muffins 20 minutes