Pumpkin Bread Jars
Use baking in jars as a technique to make wonderful holiday treats. Pumpkin Bread Jars make tasty loaves that will be fun to make and delicious to eat.
Notes
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Cooking Time1 hr 5 min
Ingredients
- 1 cup oil (vegetable, canola, etc.)
- 3 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups pumpkin (15 oz. can)
- 3 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Grease and flour two loaf pans (regular bread loaf size, not small).
- Combine oil and sugar in a mixing bowl. Mix well.
- Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
- Add eggs, one at a time, to oil and sugar mixture, beating well after each addition.
- Add pumpkin and mix well.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture. Mix well.
- Stir in nuts.
Batter is enough for 8 to 10 jars or 2 loaves (9x5 loaf pan).
Jars: Pour into greased jars, filling each only 1/2 full of batter. Clean sealing edges of jars. Bake for about 45 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Scald lids and keep in water until ready to use. Once bread is done, remove jars, clean sealing edge again, place lids on jars and screw rings on firmly. As the bread cools the jars will seal. Keep in fridge until ready as gifts or to eat.
Slice, warm in toaster oven or microwave and serve with butter.
Loaves: Bake in greased and floured loaf pans at 325 degrees for 60-65 minutes. Test with toothpick. Pumpkin bread is done with toothpick comes out clean.
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