I am pondering which season is my favorite and coming up with fall. When winter arrives, I’ll be thinking about Christmas and then springtime followed by summer. I guess all of the seasons are my favorites! But like many I particularly love fall: the changing colors, crisp weather, the aroma of harvest.
Fall is the best time for walking with Piper!
Pumpkins come to mind when thinking about autumn. While chatting with good friend Mary Jackson, a fabulous cook, we talked about the benefits of eating pumpkin, a fact she has mentioned often over the years.
Both for myself and Piper! She kindly sent me this Pumpkin Bread recipe and photo!
Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
- 2 cups all‑purpose flour
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp cloves
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9×5‑inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt.
- In another bowl, mix pumpkin puree, oil, sugar, and eggs until combined.
- Gradually add wet ingredients to dry ingredients; stir until just combined.
- Pour into pan and bake 50–60 min until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 10 min, then transfer to a rack.
*Make sure to use 100% pumpkin in a can so it’s super moist.
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Book Recommendation
When browsing through my personal library I was surprised by how few books take place in autumn, so once more I consulted my expert Mary Jackson, AKA the Mary Reader. She recommended bestselling The Pumpkin Patch Sisters(Fall At Harvest Hollow) by Amy Rafferty.
Kate
