Holiday Pumpkin Bread That Will Make You Wanna Slap Your Mama

Yes, it’s that good. I make it every Christmas and every year my husband shakes like a crack junkie in anticipation. My grandmother gave me the recipe, which has been a closely-guarded family secret for some time. And now, lucky blog readers, I am sharing it with you. If you make some, send my husband a loaf.

Slap Your Mama Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients for Bread:

1 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 heaping tsp cinnamon

3/4 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp ginger

1/2 tsp ground cloves

1/2 cup softened butter or margarine

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

3/4 cup canned or cooked pumpkin

3/4 cup chocolate chips

3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts

Glaze: 3/4 cup confectioners sugar

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1 or 2 tbs milk or cream

Directions:

Grease the bottom of a 9x5x3″ pan. Combine flour with soda, salt and spices. Cream butter in large bowl. Gradually add sugar. Cream at high mixer speed until light and fluffy. Blend in eggs, beat well at low speed, add dry ingredients alternately with pumpkin (begin and end with dry ingredients). Stir in chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of walnuts.

Pour batter into pan. Sprinkle with remaining walnuts. Bake at 350 for 65 to 70 minutes (less if you have a hot as Hades gas oven) or until cake springs back. Cool in pan. Brush with glaze (either in or out of pan). Let stand six hours before slicing.