Mama's Easy Pumpkin Bread

Easy Pumpkin Bread

This pumpkin bread recipe is absolutely fabulously delicious! It is a definite keeper for any autumn lovers recipe cards.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cup pumpkin pie mix
• 1 small package instant vanilla pudding
• 1/4-1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup melted butter, plus 2 tablespoons to rub over top of cooked bread
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder and soda
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon cloves

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Beat the eggs and place in a mixer. Mix the eggs, milk, sugars, vanilla pudding, and pumpkin pie mix together for 1 minute on medium speed.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, and cloves together. Pour into the wet ingredients, and mix on slow to medium speed for about 2 minutes.
4. Fold in the walnuts.
5. Spray a bread pan with nonstick baking spray and pour mix into the pan. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes-1 hour and 30 minutes (until tooth pick stuck in middle of bread comes out clean).
6. After the bread is done cooking, rub butter on top of the bread and let cool for 3-4 minutes. Then take out and place on cooling rack.
7. Wait 10-15 minutes before cutting and enjoy.

This bread is so moist and wonderful. It is the perfect fall pumpkin bread for a gathering or as a compliment to morning coffee.