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lilianekhalil · 9 months
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Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread
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It's simple to make, incredibly moist, and delicious to eat this traditional Maine pumpkin bread. It's the ideal holiday gift because it's spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves!
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libraryspectre · 6 months
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Experimental chai pumpkin bread is in the oven!
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wardpayton · 6 months
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Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread This classic pumpkin bread from Maine is easy to make, super moist and delicious. Spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves, it's perfect for holiday gift giving!
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andimthedad · 2 years
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Paper recipes have become a kind of family artifact for us.
Many years ago, my wife and I were trying various pumpkin bread recipes to adapt as muffins. We eventually landed on Laura Bennett's Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread, which we printed from AllRecipes back in December 2001. It's so old that AllRecipes had to include text telling people to use the back button. This is one of many sheets kept in our collection of well-loved recipes. Rather than the old idea of Grandma's recipe box, we have a manila folder full of handwritten and printed recipes.
As you can tell by the weathered paper and scribbled notes, this recipe has been through many family edits, spills and stains, folds and rips. Kids have often helped, or perhaps "helped" would be more accurate, at least at younger ages. And the recipe has been modified over the years, as you can see. For flavor, we added molasses and increased ginger and pumpkin. For calories, we reduced sugar and oil. For texture and nutrition, we switched to whole wheat flour. The end result is denser and heavier than the original version, but that's what we're aiming for.
Well, sometimes.
Oddly enough, we often follow our edits, but not always. All of us have accrued unwritten institutional knowledge about this recipe that we consider when we're actually baking the recipe. For example, the idea that this will bake 24 muffins in 24 minutes as handwritten here is an inside joke; thanks to the increased pumpkin and the molasses, it really takes 30-35 minutes. That's not written on the sheet, but we all know it. We also just have "molasses" noted, but how much? Maybe today it will be a quarter cup, maybe more, maybe less, who knows? Other unwritten knowledge: 1-2 cups of mini chocolate chips can be a yummy addition.
And there are all kinds of variants that are tried and forgotten. For the current batch, I'm trying to adapt it to a fitness plan, so I reduced the sugar further and replaced half a cup of flour with unflavored, unsweetened brown rice protein powder. Mathematically, each muffin ends up with ~200 calories and ~7g of protein. They turned out OK. Maybe this version will be forgotten; maybe it will be repeated.
In any case: in this age of everything going digital, it feels pleasantly retro to consult paper family recipes, even if it was found online and printed. And as I said, the favorites feel like family artifacts. Beth, age 14, has already called dibs on the recipe folder when we pass away. I don't think she's in a hurry to inherit them; rather, she sees their value beyond paper and ink. They are not merely recipes for food. They are recipes for memories.
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spookyfoxdreamer · 6 months
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Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread Recipe
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kuropanbunko · 10 months
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Recipe for Healthier Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread An old Maine favorite, this spicy bread is made healthier with the addition of whole wheat flour, pumpkin seeds, and raisins. We've also used less sugar, and replaced the oil with butter. It's best if it sits around a day, so plan on making it ahead of time. 2/3 cup pumpkin seeds, 1 tablespoon raw sugar for sprinkling on top, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted, 2/3 cup raisins, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1 can pumpkin puree, 1.5 cups packed brown sugar, 2 cups white whole wheat flour, 4 eggs, 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1.5 cups low-fat buttermilk, 2 teaspoons baking soda, 1.5 cups all-purpose flour, 1.5 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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septentrionalia · 11 months
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Healthier Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread This spicy bread, a longtime favorite in Maine, is made healthier by using whole wheat flour, pumpkin seeds, and raisins. We also used less sugar and butter in place of oil. Make sure to prepare it in advance because it tastes best after sitting for a day.
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timeforawakening · 3 years
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Spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves, this bread improves with age, so plan to make it a day ahead if possible.
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scarfo-and-company · 3 years
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Spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves, this bread improves with age, so plan to make it a day ahead if possible.
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sara-ashley · 3 years
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Spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves, this bread improves with age, so plan to make it a day ahead if possible.
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kin-eats · 4 years
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Tasty food for Oz (monster prom) kin. No fish, mushrooms, or pork please and thank you!
Sure thing!
Sugar Coated Pecans
Roquefort Pear Salad
Boilermaker Tailgate Chili
Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread
Carrot Cake
Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup
I hope you enjoy! ~Shadow
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feastingonbreakfast · 5 years
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My mom and I were doing some holiday baking and decided to veganize our favorite pumpkin bread! The recipe is adapted from the Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread recipe, but instead of eggs, it has Bob’s Red Mill egg replacer. It came out beautifully, and we’re going to give out little loaves as gifts to family and friends, and of course eat some ourselves for breakfast, dessert, or whenever! It’s especially good with a little vegan butter 🤤
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spookyfoxdreamer · 9 months
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Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread Recipe
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recipearcade · 4 years
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Healthy Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread
This is an Healthier version of regular Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread. We updated this great old Maine recipe to be healthier by using white whole wheat flour, less sugar, and butter instead of oil. It will moist and more spicy, and perfect for healthy holiday gifting as bread or muffins. Ingredients 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree4 eggs1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted1 1/2 cups low-fleshy buttermilk1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar2 cups white whole wheat flour1 1/2 cups all-motive flour2 teaspoons baking soda1 1/2 teaspoons salt1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 teaspoon ground nutmeg1/2 teaspoon ground cloves1/4 teaspoon ground ginger2/3 cup raisins2/3 cup pumpkin seeds1 tablespoon raw sugar for sprinkling on high
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Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 7x3-pace loaf pans.Mix pumpkin puree, eggs, butter, buttermilk, and brown sugar in a bowl till fully blended. Mix whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger in a small bowl. Mix flour mixture into pumpkin mixture untill it's fully blended and soft. Gently sprinkle raisins and pumpkin seeds. Pour into the prepared 7x3 pans or muffin cups. Sprinkle tops with raw sugar.Bake in preheated oven till a toothpick inserted into top comes out clean; It may take about 50 minutes. Read the full article
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fall-5ever · 7 years
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Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread
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