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• Pumpkin bread is a quick bread that uses pumpkin, baking soda or baking powder, sugar, eggs, flour and spices to create a holiday favorite. Quick breads do not require kneading or rising time, making them an easy bread to prepare.

• Fast Facts

  1. Can be frozen for later use
  2. Popular around Thanksgiving and Christmas
  3. Uses baking soda or baking powder instead of yeast for rising
  4. Add-ins: Honey, ginger, walnuts, cranberries, chocolate chips
  5. Quick bread

• Fast Pumpkin Facts

  1. Scientific name: Cucurbita pepo or Cucurbita mixta
  2. Origin: Central America
  3. Technically a fruit
  4. Type of squash
  5. High in Vitamin A
  6. Good source of beta carotene
  7. Low in saturated fat
  8. Seeds: High in manganese and iron
  9. State fruit of New Hampshire

• Similar Quick Breads

  1. Banana Bread
  2. Zucchini Bread
  3. Cranberry Bread

• Related Mahalo Pages

  How to Make Pumpkin Bread | How to Make Pumpkin Pie | How to Grow Pumpkins | How to Choose a Pumpkin Variety | How to Make Banana Bread | How to Cook Zucchini | How to Make Zucchini Bread | How to Cook Pumpkin | How to Make Pumpkin Butter | How to Make Pumpkin Soup

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