1 c Apple cider
1 c Canned pumpkin puree
2 lg Eggs
1/4 c Vegetable oil
3/4 c Firmly packed light brown
-sugar
2 tb Freshly grated orange zest
2 c All-purpose flour
2 ts Double-acting baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Ground mace
1/4 ts Cinnamon
1/8 ts Ground cloves
1/2 c Chopped walnuts
In a saucepan boil the cider until it is reduced to about 1/4 cup and let
it cool. In a bowl whisk together well the pumpkin puree, the eggs, the
oil, the brown sugar, the zest, and the reduced cider. Into the bowl sift
together the flour, the baking powder, the salt, the baking soda, the mace,
the cinnamon, and the cloves, add the walnuts, and stir the batter until it
is just combined. Transfer the batter to a well-buttered 8 1/2-by 4
1/2-inch loaf pan and bake the bread in the middle of a preheated 350F.
oven for 1 hour, or until a tester comes out clean. Let the bread cool in
the pan.
Makes 1 loaf.
Yields
1 servings
