Pumpkin Bread

Guess what time it is…. RECIPE TIME!!! So today would have been my grandmother’s a”h 88^th birthday. So instead of posting one of my recipes, I’m going to share with you one of hers. Every Thanksgiving my family would gather at my grandparents’ for a huge meal which always consisted of pumpkin soup, pumpkin bread, turkey, string beans, sweet onions, mashed sweet potatoes (served on pineapple slices with a melted marshmallow on top), and so much more! My family would always go early in order to help my grandparents with the preparations and to get a jump start at eating all the pumpkin bread! When my older brother and I were younger, my grandmother would give us the job of mashing the sweat potatoes. It’s one of my favorite childhood memories that is near and dear to my heart.

Happy Birthday Grandma!! I love you and miss you always xoxo

In honor of my grandmother a”h, I present to you her pumpkin bread recipe- the highlight of our Thanksgiving meal.

Please note: My grandmother used to make the pumpkin bread in four 1 lb coffee cans. If you don’t have any, you can use loaf pans instead. Also, the batter is VERY hard to mix, so you’ll need a lot of muscle power!

Ingredients:

5 cups flour

5 cups sugar

4 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

4 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon cloves or allspice

1 cup oil

1 large can of pumpkin

1 teaspoon vanilla

Optional: 1 can chopped nuts

Directions:

-  Mix the first 7 ingredients together, then add the oil, pumpkin, vanilla, and nuts.

-  Fill four 1 lb coffee cans ½ way with the batter

-  Bake  at 350° for 1 hour and 15 min