Autumn Pumpkin Apple Cider Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup apple cider
• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 tablespoons freshly grated orange zest
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 in saucepan, boil cider until it's reduced to about 1/4 cup; let it cool.
• 3 in bowl, whisk together well pumpkin purée, eggs, oil, brown sugar, zest, and cider.
• 4 in bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, mace, cinnamon and cloves.
• 5 add the walnuts; stir batter just until combined.
• 6 pour batter to a well-buttered 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" loaf pan.
• 7 bake in middle of oven 1 hour, or until a tester comes out clean.
• 8 let bread cool in the pan.