It was recently the Thanksgiving holiday in America. I
usually celebrate by cooking a huge traditional meal for the family and friends
but this year has been so busy time just flew by!
I had a Facebook message from a childhood friend in the
town I grew up in, Walpole New Hampshire and she posted two pumpkin loaves she
had made for the family day. I asked her for the recipe some time and within 5
minutes she had posted it on Facebook back to me.
It was early enough for me to check I had all the
ingredients so I thought I would make it as my offering for Thanksgiving.
It made two 2lb loaves so I took one to work the
following day which was gratefully received and we had the other one over the
weekend.
Pumpkin Tea Loaf (makes 2 x 2lb loaves)
Ingredients:
Mix together
2 cups SR Flour (levelled)
½ tsp salt
½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
Beat together
2 cups castor sugar
1 ½ sticks unsalted butter (150g)
2 large eggs
Add
1 can pumpkin puree or 15oz steamed pumpkin puree
Add
Dry flour & spices
Optional: some pre-soaked raisins and/or handful of
chopped nuts.
Bake in a preheated 180oC oven for 65-75 minutes
Cool 5 mins in tins then remove to cool completely.
I got this recipe from my friend Anna. I was not paid to write this post and as usual all opinions and photos are my own.
