Oct 02

Big Batch Pumpkin Bread

Last week was crazy-busy, and yet I still needed to take a loaf of bread to three friends in three  different situations. One was celebrating a birthday, another making a big change and moving south to live in Nashville, and a third grieving over the loss of her father. So I reached for my food-stained and much-loved copy of What Can I Bring? and flipped to page 446 to bake my mother’s pumpkin bread recipe. This is a workhorse of a recipe, making three big loaves of bread at one time. Love it! An added bonus of baking this pumpkin bread is that I think of my mother Bebe when I make it. She was a thoughtful and caring friend, remembering others by baking for them. As her family, we just hoped she would reserve one loaf for us. The smell of the cinnamon and nutmeg in the batter perfumed the kitchen as the bread baked, and we begged for a slice! These days pumpkin bread seems to be everywhere, but it is never as good as when you make it in your own kitchen and deliver it to someone you care about. Did I mention that this pumpkin bread seems to taste better on day two or three? If it lasts that long…

Here is the recipe.