{{Short description|Type of moist quick bread made with pumpkin}} {{Infobox prepared food | name = Pumpkin bread | image = 250px|A delicious loaf of homemade pumpkin walnut bread. | caption = Pumpkin walnut bread | alternate_name = | country = Native Americans {{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | region = | creator = | course = | type = Quick bread | served = | main_ingredient = Pumpkin | variations = | calories = | other = }}
'''Pumpkin bread''' is a type of moist quick bread made with pumpkin.<ref name="google.com">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2rV4ANf4bWEC&pg=PT305|title=Bread Machines For Dummies|access-date=19 January 2015|isbn=9781118069271|last1=Vance|first1=Glenna|last2=Lacalamita|first2=Tom|date=2011-04-27|publisher=John Wiley & Sons }}</ref> The pumpkin can be cooked and softened before being used or simply baked with the bread; using canned pumpkin renders it a simpler dish to prepare. Additional ingredients include nuts (such as walnuts)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0oi2CxONY3IC&pg=PA161|title=Crafternoon|page=161|access-date=19 January 2015|isbn=9781439123157|last1=Madden|first1=Maura|date=2008-10-07|publisher=Simon and Schuster }}</ref>,raisins<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6cPtAQAAQBAJ&pg=PT77|title=50 Decadent Bread And Bread Roll Recipes|access-date=19 January 2015|last1=Niekerk|first1=Brenda Van|date=2013-11-05}}</ref> and chocolate chips.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread |url=https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/6732/chocolate-chip-pumpkin-bread/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260120015011/https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/6732/chocolate-chip-pumpkin-bread/ |archive-date=2026-01-20 |access-date=2026-02-27 |work=Allrecipes |language=en}}</ref>
Pumpkin bread is usually baked in a rectangular loaf pan and is often made in late fall when fresh pumpkins are available. It can be made into muffins by using a cupcake pan. It can also be made from canned pumpkin, resulting in a stronger pumpkin taste.<ref name="google.com"/>
==See also== * Banana bread * Zucchini bread * List of squash and pumpkin dishes * List of quick breads * {{portal-inline|Food}}
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==Further reading== * {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=egJPWmUrKFsC&pg=PA195|title=Renewing America's Food Traditions|page=195|access-date=19 January 2015|isbn=9781603580748|last1=Nabhan|first1=Gary Paul|date=2008-05-15|publisher=Chelsea Green }}
==External links== {{Cookbook|Pumpkin bread}} {{commons category|Pumpkin bread}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pumpkin Bread}} Category:Quick breads Category:Sweet breads Category:Squash and pumpkin dishes Category:Native American cuisine
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