One-Bowl Pumpkin Bread

I have been meaning to share this EASY recipe since October.  For a while I was making it once a week because all the guys love it.  As does this gal.  It has so many of those spices that are for Fall.  My favorite is the ginger.  What I also love about this recips is that all you need is one bowl.

The nuts are optional, but I will say the cinnamon chips are a must.  And I can only find cinnamon chips during the holiday season so if you find them pick up a couple of bags....or five.


Easy One-Bowl Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 cup pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil (you could also use coconut)
1/3 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla

**Optional add-ins
1/2 cup cinnamon chips
1/2 walnuts or pecans

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350.  Butter and flour (spraying with Pam works great too) a 9x5 loaf pan, set aside.
2. Whisk together sugars, flour, spices, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.  Make a well in the center of the bowl.  Add pumpkin, eggs, oil, water and vanilla.  Whisk, starting with the wet ingredients and working your way to the outside of the bowl, mixing the batter until smooth and clump-free. (Don't over-mix)
3. Pour batter into the loaf pan and bake 55-65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.  Cool in the pan for 5 minutes and then cool on a rack until ready to serve.

Note-even baking at 65 minutes in my oven the top middle is still a little gooey....just the way we love it. You can see it in the picture above.  Those are the pieces we all fight over.

Enjoy!