
It also uses the full can of pumpkin in just one loaf - a tip that inspired our own pumpkin bread recipe. Her pumpkin bread gets showered in cinnamon sugar before baking, so I was excited to see how it would taste. And last but not least was Smitten Kitchen. Allrecipes’ version (which is dubbed “Downeast Maine” pumpkin bread) was the most aggressive, calling for an entire cup of vegetable oil and a hearty amount of spices including an entire teaspoon of nutmeg. Ingredients 1/2 cup organic pumpkin pure 2 large eggs (organic at room temperature) 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 1.5 cup all purpose flour 1/2 cup light. It was the most classic of the bunch, so I considered it my control. Once Upon a Chef’s recipe was the first result on Google and had over 2,400 reviews. Love & Lemons recipe called for using whole-wheat pastry flour and extra-virgin olive oil (two things I had never seen in pumpkin bread before). This led me to four recipes that each took a unique approach: Love & Lemons, Once Upon a Chef, Allrecipes, and Smitten Kitchen. Stir together pumpkin, sugar, oil, vanilla and eggs in large. In a large bowl, beat together the oil, sugar, eggs, pumpkin, and water. Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven. It makes two loaves of pumpkin bread, so its absolutely perfect for freezing. From there, I considered what factors I wanted to test: using butter versus oil, varying levels of spices, amount of pumpkin, etc. Easy Pumpkin Bread Preheat the oven to 350F. This Easy Pumpkin Bread recipe is made in a single bowl in about 20 minutes. To keep the test fair, I didn’t include any pumpkin bread recipes that included add-ins such as chocolate chips, cream cheese, or nuts.
