Pumpkin Bread 2: Electric Boogaloo

Happy Halloween! Happy Reformation Day! I’m Lutheran, so the latter greeting is obligatory.

I had a rough start to my holiday, but I won’t get into that mostly because I don’t want to talk about it. I was going to bake this pumpkin loaf LAST week, but, well, I had an allergic reaction to a new medication and I ended up getting a shot of Benadryl and sleeping for like 5 hours so that obviously didn’t happen.

But no one asked so I’ll just get into it. Great, now I wanna watch Breakin’. Also, I finally cleaned off my counter so now I have lots more space AND I can roll out pie dough!

First things first, some good ol’ sugar.

An ENTIRE cup of vegetable oil. Mmm, delicious, delicious oil. Don’t tell the anti-oil people.

Action Shot!

Prince REALLY wanted some of this pumpkin puree. Eisley isn’t a fan, but both dogs also really like it. They DID NOT get any of this, it’s mine, all mine!

Gotta get those leavening agents (also put in baking soda).

I apparently haven’t bought ground nutmeg in years. But my handy microplane comes into use when I need ground nutmeg. That reminds me, I completely forgot to make my yearly aged eggnog. I still have a couple months…

Raisin.

Mmm Pecans.

Now to mix the dry into the wet!

This batter looks fantastic.

Since the recipe yields 2 loaves, I decided to take one to work!

After baking for an hour and ten minutes, it was finally done. It was at a bit of a lower temp so that’s probably why it took so long. I wanted to sew after I pulled them out, and I realized that the dogs would ABOSLUTELY get into these, so I couldn’t leave them on the counter. Especially considering the raisins. So I actually took them downstairs to my sewing area, where the dogs and cats aren’t allowed. Modern problems require modern solutions.

I took a loaf to my parents for the taste test, as per tradition. Sadly, my dad was at the bakery so it was just me and my mom but WE LOVED IT.

Look at that color! Those raisins! Those nuts!

Blurry shot of me stuffing my face. Mom and I both raved about it. Mom even said it was the best of the recipes I’ve done so far! This little cookbook has some real gems. This is DEFINITELY going to be made again (how many times have I said that? Ha!). I also really like pumpkin so I’m not surprised. I’m not sure what I’ll do next week but I hope it’s just as delicious!

I hope you have a safe holiday, and that your coming November is amazing! I may or may not have some EPIC travel plans after Thanksgiving, and hopefully this blog will see some amazing posts.

Bye now!