Pumpkin Cranberry Bread

I made this recipe this weekend with the cranberries from my co-op order! It is really good with the tangy tast of cranberry! It is from http://www.bigoven.com/recipe/157957/Pumpkin-Cranberry-Bread

Ingredients

	1 cupcanned solid-pack pumpkin
	1 cupSugar
	1/4 cupWater
	2 largeEGGS
	1/4 cupVegetable oil
	2 cupsAll-purpose flour
	2 teaspoonsBaking Powder
	1/2 teaspoonSalt
	1/4 teaspoonBaking soda
	1/4 teaspoonGround cinnamon
	1/4 teaspoonGround ginger
	1/8 teaspoonGround cloves
	1 cupcranberries; fresh or frozen (I chopped them up so they would be more evenly dispersed.)

 

How to Prepare Pumpkin Cranberry Bread

Preheat oven to 350 F. and butter a loaf pan, 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 by 2 3/4 inches.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together pumpkin, sugar, water, eggs, and oil. Sift in flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and spices and stir just until batter is smooth. Stir in cranberries and spoon batter into loaf pan, spreading evenly.
Bake bread in middle of oven 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean, and cool in pan on a rack 10 minutes. Turn bread out onto rack and cool completely. Bread may be made 4 days ahead and chilled, covered.
Makes 1 loaf, approximately 8 servings.

One-Bowl Pumpkin Muffins

Since it finally cooled down enough to turn the oven on again, I went on a muffin rampage. These are yummy muffins from http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/10/13/recipe-conection-one-bowl-pumpkin-breadmuffins/. There are 2 versions, a regular one and a healthy one. This recipe is the healthy version. I made it as stated except I can't seem to find canned pumpkin and had to use pumpkin pie mix, which probably made it a little more tasty and a little less healthy!

3/4 cup honey ½ t. cinnamon
2 eggs ½ t. nutmeg
¼ t. baking powder 1 2/3 c. whole wheat flour*
1 t. baking soda ½ c. melted butter or coconut oil**
¾ t. salt 1/4 c. cold water
½ t. cloves 1 c. pumpkin (about half a 15 oz can)
1 Tbs molasses

Mix all ingredients together. Put in greased loaf pan or muffin tin. Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes (careful, honey browns faster!)






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