Back in the ‘70’s, my sister had a neighbor who made a very nice loaf of pumpkin bread. It was more than nice. This was fantastic pumpkin bread. Plus, it was round! How did it get that way? So, my sister begged him for the recipe. “No, no!” he said, “It is a secret. I swore never to divulge the ingredients.” Well, then, that was a challenge for me, and it didn’t take me too long to get the recipe out of him. Of course, I had to swear never to divulge the ingredients…..especially to my sister!
Flash forward to the year 2002 when I discovered the world of online recipe websites. There were hundreds and hundreds of recipes, just ripe for the picking. The premier site, at that time, was allrecipes.com. Funny how a simple search lead me right to the same recipe I had been guarding all of those years. Someone had already let the cat out of the bag! I guess that gave me the permission I needed to share this really wonderful recipe. The cool thing about it—and this was different from the online recipe I found—is that this recipe is made in a coffee can! This is very cool if you want to wrap it up and use it as a nice gift.
Coffee Can Pumpkin Bread
Printable Recipe
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 (16 oz) can pumpkin
• 1 cup oil
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves
• 4 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon mace
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2/3 cup water
• 3 1/2 cups flour
2. Grease and flour 4 (1 lb) coffee cans (you may substitute 3 foil loaf pans or 6 mini-loaf pans)
5. Bake for 1 hour or until the tops spring back when touched.
6. Allow bread to cool for 10 minutes before removing from cans.
They make great gifts. Just wrap them in some cellophane, tie a ribbon around the top, and voilà! Instant gift!
Oh, and by the way, you have my permission to share the recipe!
