Moist Pumpkin Bread is about the only thing going right today. Honestly today was the day I wanted to crawl in a hole and sleep for a good week. It would be so much easier to just sleep this all off, then to deal with it! I mean honestly… this is extreme “jump off a bridge” frustration day! OK, I know that sounds dramatic… I mean… IS dramatic but honestly. People have their limits! Oh moist pumpkin bread, thank you for keeping me sane today!
If you are wondering what is making me so crazy today the answer is technology. I am the techie in this house. Michael wouldn’t touch these magical space boxes if it wasn’t for my ability to maintain stability and keeping him calm when technology is at it’s shining worst! Most of the time when a problem arises I am the first to shout “challenge accepted!” and begin to work on a solution. We’ve had a few major issues with our computers over the years. One was just shy of internal combustion. We had to figuratively put of the flames and dust-up the ashes. That was depressing. Most of the time our computer issues are just minor and I’m able to get things up and running within a few minutes, no problem.
This week though… sigh… there is no amount of moist pumpkin bread that can keep me calm. We have been hit with every technology issue under the sun! Laptops, tablets, WiFi… someone please tell me I’ve won a trip to the Bahamas. I need to get out of here!
If you’ve read this far into my frustration rant, thank you! Sometimes you just need a listening ear… or… reading eye? Anyway, you get the point. But yes, make some moist pumpkin bread. My gluten deprived brother-in-law loved it and so will you!
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup cooking oil
- 4 eggs
- 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2/3 cup water
- 1 3/4 cup fresh pumpkin puree (or 1 15-ounce can pumpkin)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease the bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides of two 9x5x3-inch, three 8x4x2-inch, or four 7 1/2x3 1/2x2-inch loaf pans; set aside. In an extra-large mixing bowl beat sugar and oil with an electric mixer on medium speed. Add eggs and beat well; set sugar mixture aside.
- In a large bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Beat in pumpkin. Spoon batter into prepared pans.
- Bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near centers comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks. Wrap and store overnight before slicing.