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Black Walnut Pumpkin Bread
Black Walnut Pumpkin Bread is a moist loaf combining canned pumpkin, eggs, oil, and warm spices with chopped black walnuts for texture. Baked until a tester comes out clean, this bread offers a tender crumb with the seasonal flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and the crunchy bite of walnuts.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings:
12
servings
Calories:
302 kcal
Course:
Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 egg
- ½ cup neutral cooking oil canola or vegetable, generic cooking oil
- 1 cup pumpkin canned
- ⅓ cup water
- 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup black walnut or substitute regular walnuts or pecans, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a loaf pan and set aside.
- Combine the eggs, oil, pumpkin and water in a large bowl. Whisk or mix the wet ingredients until well blended.
- Sift the dry ingredients together in a small bowl.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
- Stir in the chopped walnuts.
- Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for one hour or until a tester inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and cool in the pan on a wire rack for about 10 minutes. Remove the loaf from the pan and let it cool completely.
- Dust with powdered sugar after the bread has cooled (optional).
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Notes
- This bread can be served plain or with cream cheese, butter, or honey for extra flavor.
- It works well as dessert, breakfast, or a snack.
- Store wrapped at room temperature for up to two days or freeze tightly wrapped for longer storage.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1slice
Calories
302kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
36g
(12%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
(35%)
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Trans Fat
0.04g
(2%)
Cholesterol
27mg
(9%)
Sodium
152mg
(6%)
Potassium
124mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
22g
(44%)
Vitamin A
3222IU
(64%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
20mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 302
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 302kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 27mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 152mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 124mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 22g | 44% |
| Vitamin A | 3222IU | 64% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.