After the heat of summer I usually get the itch to start baking again in the autumn. I reach for recipes that are full of autumn flavors: pumpkin, cinnamon, and apple.
Pumpkin Bread
I love this Pumpkin Bread recipe given to me by my friend Briana, especially because the recipe makes TWO loaves. One to eat and another to give away or tuck into the freezer.
3 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons nutmeg
1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
3 cups sugar
1/2 cup oil
2/3 cup water
4 eggs
2 cups pumpkin puree
1 cup pecans or walnuts
Mix altogether and divide into two regular loaf pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours, although I usually start checking on it after an hour. It seems to take more like 1 hour and 15 minutes for me. The smell in your house will be divine!
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins
These Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins are SO good. I mean the flavor combination is just amazing! I made them every year, several times a year. Again, this recipe like the one above makes more than just 12 muffins, it makes about 20-24 muffins, so plenty to share or once again pop into the freezer for later. You see a theme here, right? 😉
Check out Edie Wadsworth’s blog right here for the recipe.
Apple Muffins
These apple muffins are delicious and pretty healthy too. I tend to sub out the raisins for dried cranberries instead, though.
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1 cup raisins
1 chopped apple
1/2 cup oil
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup quick oats
1/3 cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoons cinnamon
Beat the egg; stir in remaining ingredients, mixing just to moisten. Pour into 12 greased muffin cups until 3/4 full. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Serve cool or piping hot with butter.
I hope you make some of these delicious breads. What is your favorite thing to bake during the autumn season?
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