Pumpkin-nut Bread(cook's Country)

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 1 cup sugar
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled (1 stick)
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup pecans or 1 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped coarse
• 1 cup dried cranberries (optional)

Recipe

• 1 adjust an oven rack to the lower-middle position and heat the oven to 350 degrees. generously coat a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan with vegetable oil spray.
• 2 whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and ginger together in a large bowl. whisk the pumpkin, sugar, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla together in a separate bowl until frothy.
• 3 gently fold the pumpkin mixture into the flour mixture with a rubber spatula until just combined. fold in the nuts and cranberries (if using). the batter will be very thick.
• 4 scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. bake until golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few crumbs attached, 45 to 55 minutes.
• 5 let the loaf cool in the pan for 10 minutes before unmolding onto a wire rack to cool for 1 hour.