Pumpkin Bread with Cocoa

vintage_vicki
vintage_vicki @cook_3950747

After trial an error I was able to accomplish the perfect, moist, flavorful, yet not too sweet, pumpkin bread recipe. Perfect for the holidays with a cold glass of milk. Unlike other recipes, I chose to add cocoa and vanilla extract because the smell of the pumpkin puree was overpowering. The mix needed a balance, a more delightful smell and taste.

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Ingredients

1 hour 10 mins
10 servings
  1. 1 1/2 cupwhole wheat flour
  2. 1 cupsugar
  3. 1/4 cupcocoa powder (unsweetened)
  4. 1 tspbaking soda
  5. 1 tspground cinnamon
  6. 1/2 tspground nutmeg
  7. 1/2 tspsalt
  8. 1 cuppumpkin puree
  9. 1/2 cupvegetable oil
  10. 1/4 cupwhole milk
  11. 1/4 cupwater
  12. 2eggs (beaten)
  13. 1 1/4 tspvanilla extract
  14. 20almonds (chopped)
  15. 1powdered sugar

Cooking Instructions

1 hour 10 mins
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°

  2. 2

    Mix together dry ingredients; flower, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt

  3. 3

    In a separate bowl beat (lightly) wet ingredients together; pumpkin puree, oil, milk, water, eggs, vanilla extract

  4. 4

    Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, mix with a spoon, and add in the chopped almonds (any nut of your choice)

  5. 5

    Pour mixture into a bread pan, 8" x 5.5"

  6. 6

    Bake for 60 minutes (toothpick test)

  7. 7

    Sift powdered sugar over the top, cut, and enjoy!!!

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