The best & most highly requested pumpkin recipe you will ever find!
Canned pumpkin: I have tried named brand (Libby’s) and store brand (Kroger). The bread will have a different color and taste depending upon which you use. I prefer and use Kroger store brand canned pumpkin.
Cooking time: I start checking the bread at 60 minutes. With the large loaves, it normally takes 70-75 minutes – and sometimes as long as 90 minutes. Some aficionados of this bread like it a little gooey in the top center.
Grease and Flour: I use a vegetable spray which already contains flour to grease and flour my pans. It is quick and easy.
Soft Crust or Crusty Crust?: To get a soft or moist crust, after removing bread from bread pan, let bread cool on wire rack for about 10 minutes. Then wrap in saran wrap while still warm. Once bread is completely cooled, crust will be moist. To get a crusty crust, after removing bread from bread pan, let bread cool completely on wire rack.