Sunday, November 22, 2009

Sherry-Spiced Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
4 eggs
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup Sherry
1/3 cup water
1 ½ cup brown sugar
1 ½ cup granulated sugar
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
Dash salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup dried cranberries

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 7x3 inch loaf pans.
2. In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, butter, water, sherry and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices. Stir the dry ingredients and cranberries into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.
3. Bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

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