Name: Pumpkin Molasses Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 15oz. can pumpkin purée ($0.95); 2 large eggs ($0.58); 1/3 cup cooking oil ($0.21); 1/4 cup molasses ($0.59); 3/4 cup sugar ($0.12); 2 cups all-purpose flour ($0.14); 1 tsp cinnamon ($0.10); 1/2 tsp ground ginger ($0.05); 1/2 tsp nutmeg ($0.05); 1 tsp salt ($0.05); 1.5 tsp baking powder ($0.05); 1 tsp butter ($0.03)

This sweet Pumpkin Molasses Bread is full of warm spices, deep molasses richness, and all the flavors and aromas of autumn.

Ingredients

1 15oz. can pumpkin purée ($0.95)

2 large eggs ($0.58)

1/3 cup cooking oil ($0.21)

1/4 cup molasses ($0.59)

3/4 cup sugar ($0.12)

2 cups all-purpose flour ($0.14)

1 tsp cinnamon ($0.10)

1/2 tsp ground ginger ($0.05)

1/2 tsp nutmeg ($0.05)

1 tsp salt ($0.05)

1.5 tsp baking powder ($0.05)

1 tsp butter ($0.03)

Instructions

1 Preheat the oven to 350ºF. In a large bowl, whisk together the pumpkin purée, eggs, oil, molasses, and sugar.

2 In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt, and baking powder.

3 Pour the dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients, and stir them together just until combined. It's okay if there are a few small lumps. Avoid over stirring.

4 Coat the inside of a loaf pan with butter. Pour the batter into the loaf pan and spread it out smooth.

5 Bake the pumpkin bread for about one hour, or until the internal temperature reaches 200ºF, or a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean (a few crumbs are okay, just no raw batter stuck to the toothpick).

6 Transfer the bread to a wire rack to cool, then slice and serve.