New England Pumpkin-Walnut Bread

By gbvampy1

Ingredients

• BREAD:
• 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
• 4 large Nellie’s Free Range Eggs
• 3/4 cup canola oil
• 2/3 cup water
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup honey
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted

Details

Servings 2
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 60mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a small skillet, combine oats, sugar and cinnamon; cook and stir over medium heat 4-6 minutes or until oats are toasted. Remove from heat.
2. For bread, in a large bowl, beat pumpkin, eggs, oil, water, sugar, honey and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, salt and spices; gradually beat into pumpkin mixture. Fold in walnuts.
3. Transfer to two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Sprinkle tops with oat mixture.
4. Bake 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.