Yields: 1 Loaf (12 Servings)

20 Min Prep Time | 2:15 Min Total Time

Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup cooked pumpkin*
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened
2 LAND O LAKES® All-Natural Eggs
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
**1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Combine all ingredients in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.

2. Spoon batter into greased 9×5-inch loaf pan. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely..

*Substitute 1 cup cooked fresh sugar or pie pumpkin, mashed.

**Substitute 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger and 1/4 teaspoon each ground nutmeg and ground cloves.

Variations:

Banana Bread: Prepare quick bread as directed above, substituting 3/4 cup sugar for brown sugar and 1 cup mashed bananas for pumpkin; omit pumpkin pie spice.

Banana Chocolate Chip Bread: Prepare quick bread as directed above. Stir 3/4 cup mini real semi-sweet chocolate chips and 1 cup mashed banana into batter.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread: Prepare quick bread as directed above. Stir in 3/4 cup mini real semi-sweet chocolate chips into batter.

Wrap bread in plastic food wrap or aluminum foil. Refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 months.

© Land O Lakes Recipe Collection – Fall Favorites, October 2011