This Amish pumpkin bread is the perfect pumpkin treat to bake. Plus, this pumpkin bread smells absolutely amazing while it is baking.
I love making Amish recipes. They’re usually simple, tasty, and easy to make. This Amish pumpkin bread is absolutely amazing. It makes your kitchen smell like pumpkin spice and everything nice!
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💭 Why are Amish recipes so good?
Like I mentioned before, I really enjoy Amish and Mennonite recipes. I used to love to go to thrift stores and look for vintage recipe books (what can I say? I’m a food blogger).
I stumbled upon quite a few Amish cookbooks awhile ago and I’ve been a huge fan of Amish cooking and recipes ever since. Amish recipes are hearty, very tasty, and usually very easy to make.
🥣 What ingredients are needed for this recipe?
This recipe is pretty simple and you don’t need any fancy ingredients. To make this Amish pumpkin bread, you will need:
- All purpose flour: The base of the pumpkin bread.
- White sugar: To sweeten this quick bread.
- Baking soda: To make the bread rise.
- Cinnamon, nutmeg, and ground cloves: To give the pumpkin bread some spice.
- Salt: You’ll need just half a teaspoon of salt.
- Pumpkin puree: You’ll want to make sure you get pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling. You can easily double this recipe, if you have more than one cup of pumpkin to use up.
- Sour cream: I recommend using full fat sour cream for the best results.
- Eggs: You’ll need two large eggs for this recipe.
- Butter: I recommend using unsalted butter in this recipe so that you can control the amount of salt going in.
- Vanilla extract: I recommend using pure vanilla extract, if possible.
You will also need a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
⏲️ Recipe instructions (step by step guide)
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Next in a large mixing bowl, add the dry ingredients and then mix well with a spatula or large spoon.
Next, add in your wet ingredients and mix well with a hand mixer until the batter is smooth.
Pour the mixture into a well greased loaf pan and then bake for 50 to 55 minutes at 350 degrees. A toothpick should come out clean from the middle once the bread is done.
💭 How many loaves does this recipe make?
This recipe makes one loaf.
📋 Can I freeze this pumpkin bread?
You can absolutely freeze this pumpkin bread. I recommend doing a double layer of aluminum foil if you’d like to a freeze a loaf. It’ll be good for up to three months in the freezer.
Other great recipes:
- Amish Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
- Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal
- Cast Iron Skillet Pumpkin Bread
- Amish Banana Bread
- Amish Zucchini Bread
Amish Pumpkin Bread
Equipment
- 1 loaf pan 9 x 5 inch
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 ¼ cups white sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs beaten
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Next in a large mixing bowl, add the dry ingredients and then mix well with a spatula or large spoon.
- Next, add in your wet ingredients and mix well with a hand mixer until the batter is smooth.
- Pour the mixture into a well greased loaf pan and then bake for 50 to 55 minutes at 350 degrees. A toothpick should come out clean from the middle once the bread is done.
Kara
Thank you – yes! I just about put it in the oven, then realized I didn’t add Amish bread starter, so o dumped it back in the bowl to mix starter in, but didn’t find the amount, so put it on hold!
Kara
Wait…wait…wait…is this recipe AS IS (without Amish starter), or how much Amish starter should go in?
Audrey
Hi Kara, this is an old fashioned Amish recipe not an Amish sourdough/friendship bread recipe. 🙂 hope that helps.
Nicole
I just made this and it is delicious! I put some chocolate chips on top of one of them. I find Amish recipes are always just what I am looking for. I will be making this often, thanks!
Elizabeth
So delicious! Great recipe!
Jamie
Great pumpkin flavor here! Love it!
Kim Guzman
Looks delicious! I love that you can eat one now and freeze one for later.
Lizet Bowen
It’s in the oven and it smells amazing!
VALENTINA
Can this be made into muffuns??
Audrey
Yes, you can change this to muffins. Reduce the bake time down to 18 to 22 minutes (keep an eye on them).
Emily Flint
This bread is delicious!
Angela Morris
Great recipe, so moist!
Laura
Very good and moist.
Andréa Janssen
This was a great bread. With all the spices, we loved it!
Kay
My son is making this today for part of his home school baking project.
Alexandra
This is delicious and perfect with my morning coffee!