The Madeleine Bed & Breakfast Inn

Pumpkin Bread with Apples and Oranges: Bread

Servings: 16

Prep time:1 1/2 hour

Ingredients:

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  2 cups granulated sugar

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  2 eggs

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  1 cup canned pumpkin puree

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  1/2 cup canola oil

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  2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

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  1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

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  1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

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  1 teaspoon cinnamon

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  1/2 grated orange, incl. fruit, juice & peel

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  1 apple, peeled, cored and grated

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  1/2 cup yellow raisins

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  1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Step 1:

Beat together first four ingredients until blended. Stir in remaining ingredients until dry ingredients are just moistened. Do not overmix.

Step 2:

Divide batter between 4 greased and lightly floured mini-loaf pans (6x3x2 inches), place pans on a cookie sheet and bake in a 325 oven for 45-50 miinutes, or until a cake tester, inserted in center, comes out clean.

Step 3:

Allow to cool for 15 minutes and then remove from pans and continue cooling on a rack. When cool, brush tops with orange honey and sprinkle with a few chopped toasted walnuts. Yields 4 mini-loaves.