At the first sign of fall, however slight, I make pumpkin bread. And I whipped a batch up last weekend.

Don’t get me wrong, daily temps here in Nashville are still hovering in the high 80s/low90s, but this past weekend when we were walking the dogs one evening, there was a touch of cool in the air (high 60s) that was sooo fall like.

So out came the bread loaf pans!

A baking enthusiast, I enjoy sharing recipes in my novels, and I included the Pumpkin Bread recipe in A Beauty So Rare, the second Belmont Mansion novel (2014).

This pumpkin bread recipe is a “one-bowler” meaning you just throw everything into a bowl, mix it, then bake it. So easy and delicious. Foolproof every time!

Eleanor Braddock’s Pumpkin Bread
as featured in A Beauty So Rare

Ingredients:
3 cups plain flour
3 cups sugar
½ tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
1 (generous) tsp each cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg
1 cup oil
1 cup water
1 15-ounce can pumpkin
4 eggs
1 cup chopped nuts

Mix dry ingredients first, then blend in the rest. Bake in two greased and floured loaf pans for 50 minutes at 350. Check for doneness. Don’t overbake. (Your house will smell wonderful, too!)

I’ve been making this recipe for nearly 30 years now, and have never had it not turn out wonderfully. Okay, well, there was that one time when my oil had turned rancid, yet I didn’t discover that until the bread was fully baked and we were eating it. Something just tasted…off.

I finally tracked down the guilty party and banished the rancid oil from the kitchen, then promptly started over again. : )

If you’re someone who loves recipes, then check out my NOVEL SWEETS & SAVORIES page on my website.

It’s chock full of recipes from my novels through the years. Click to browse them all.

So tell me…

Have you tasted that first sign of fall yet? Maybe it’s a slight chill in the air? Or maybe it’s something else entirely. What’s a sign you watch for when fall starts to come around? And is there something special you love to make during fall?

Blessings on your Tuesday, and I look forward to hearing from you!

Tammy

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For those of you who may remember that I hid a TON of tiny ducks in my friend’s house for her birthday earlier this year… Well, she’s still finding them! Here’s what she texted me yesterday. LOLOL

It’s the gift that keeps on giving.