Sisters Luv 2 Cook: Pumpkin Banana Bread

This is a very moist and tasty bread. I found this recipe last year in a "Taste of Home" magazine and I really liked the recipe but forgot all about it until this month. It is a nice change from regular banana bread.

Pumpkin Banana Bread

INGREDIENTS

3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking soda

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp ground ginger

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

1/4 tsp ground cloves

2 cups granulated sugar

2/3 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs

2/3 cup water

1 15 ounce can pumpkin

1/2 cup mashed ripe bananas 1-2 bananas

½ Cup walnuts or pecans, chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottoms and sides of two 9x5" loaf pans and set aside.

To a medium mixing bowl, add flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Whisk to combine.

In the bowl of a stand mixer (or large mixing bowl), add sugar and vegetable oil and beat until combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.

Add half the flour mixture, beating on LOW speed. As it's mixing, pour in 1/3 cup of the water.

Add the remaining flour mixture, beating on LOW, and beat in remaining 1/3 cup of water. Beat until JUST combined and no large flour streaks remain.

Add pumpkin and mashed bananas and stir together with a wooden spoon.

Add nuts. Stir.

Divide batter evenly between the two loaf pans, spreading into even layers.

Bake at 350 for 50-55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.

Place pans on wire cooling racks for 10 minutes. Remove bread from pans, and let cool completely on cooling racks.

Print Recipe:Pumpkin Banana Bread

Beat sugar and oil in a stand mixer. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. combine flour, baking soda, salt,cinnamon,ginger, and sugar in a separate bowl.