Grandma's Pumpkin Cranberry Bread
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 24
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 115.2
- Total Fat: 3.5 g
- Cholesterol: 19.2 mg
- Sodium: 136.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 20.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 1.8 g
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Introduction
My grandmother's pumpkin cranberry bread is a big favorite at holiday time. I have modified it to add whole wheat flour, to boost fiber and nutrition. This is a dense, moist, rich bread, and I find that people do not notice the substitution even if they dislike whole wheat flour.It's not the most diet conscious food on earth, but I enjoy it once or twice a year at the holidays, and a serving--half a thick slice--is about 116 calories.
It freezes very well when wrapped in aluminum foil and placed in an air-tight plastic bag, for up to three months.
The bread is kosher paerve, and could easily be made vegan with egg substitutes. My grandmother uses Energ-G Egg Replacer when making it for my vegan aunt and uncle to good effect. My grandmother's pumpkin cranberry bread is a big favorite at holiday time. I have modified it to add whole wheat flour, to boost fiber and nutrition. This is a dense, moist, rich bread, and I find that people do not notice the substitution even if they dislike whole wheat flour.
It's not the most diet conscious food on earth, but I enjoy it once or twice a year at the holidays, and a serving--half a thick slice--is about 116 calories.
It freezes very well when wrapped in aluminum foil and placed in an air-tight plastic bag, for up to three months.
The bread is kosher paerve, and could easily be made vegan with egg substitutes. My grandmother uses Energ-G Egg Replacer when making it for my vegan aunt and uncle to good effect.
Number of Servings: 24
Ingredients
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1/3 cup vegetable shortening
1 1/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/3 cup water
1 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (or one half teaspoon cinnamon and one half teaspoon powdered clove)
1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray bread pan lightly with cooking spray.
Cream together shortening and sugar.
Add eggs, pumpkin, and water. Mix.
Add flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, shortening, pumpkin pie spice. Mix until well blended.
Stir in 1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries.
Pour into bread pan. Put in oven. Loaf is done when a sharp knife or toothpick inserted comes out clean. This usually takes about 40 minutes to an hour.
Let cool, then remove from pan (note: loaf is VERY moist and may break if removed from pan before cool!)
Divide loaf into 12 equal pieces.
Slice each piece in half. This is one serving. This is a dense, rich bread and we have always found that half a slice is satisfying for most people as a side dish or a dessert.
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AUDREYHK.
Cream together shortening and sugar.
Add eggs, pumpkin, and water. Mix.
Add flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, shortening, pumpkin pie spice. Mix until well blended.
Stir in 1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries.
Pour into bread pan. Put in oven. Loaf is done when a sharp knife or toothpick inserted comes out clean. This usually takes about 40 minutes to an hour.
Let cool, then remove from pan (note: loaf is VERY moist and may break if removed from pan before cool!)
Divide loaf into 12 equal pieces.
Slice each piece in half. This is one serving. This is a dense, rich bread and we have always found that half a slice is satisfying for most people as a side dish or a dessert.
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AUDREYHK.