In 2020, Jennifer Garner, the famous actor and social media star, shared her favorite pumpkin bread recipe on an episode of her “Pretend Cooking Show.” She showed us how to make this famous Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread with her usual charm and energy. Garner’s way of cooking is fun and easy to relate to—she even got up at 5:37 a.m. to bake the bread!
How To Make One Loaf
Garner showed how to make one loaf of this tasty pumpkin bread on her show by reducing the size of the original recipe, which makes three loaves. If math isn’t your strong suit, don’t worry—she walks you through her figures, so it’s easy to make just one loaf.
What Jennifer Garner Taught Her
Even though the loaf pan had a small problem (hey, it happens to everyone!), Garner’s bread turned out perfectly fluffy. What did she say? Well grease the pan, and let the bread cool down before taking it out.
The fact that this recipe is “indestructible” is proof enough for Garner that it works and tastes great. She even made this bread again on her show, but this time, she used the original recipe and made a pumpkin purée from a small sugar pumpkin instead of pumpkin sauce from a can.
What’s In The Recipe
These things are what you’ll need to make one loaf of pumpkin bread:
- Shaped 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- One egg plus one tablespoon of egg and 3 1/2 teaspoons of water
- 1/3 cup of veggie oil
- One cup of sugar
- 1 cup of flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- Half a teaspoon of cinnamon
- Half a teaspoon of nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground cloves
- 1/8 of a teaspoon ginger
What To Do
- Preheat Oven: Warm the oven to 175°F (350°C) and grease a loaf pan.
- Mix the wet ingredients: In a big bowl, combine the pumpkin purée, egg(s), oil, water, and sugar, mixing well.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: To mix the dry ingredients, put the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger in a separate bowl and whisk them together.
- Put everything together: Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ones until combined.
- Bake: Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for fifty minutes, or until a toothpick or knife stuck in the middle comes out clean.
The Verdict
Since she first shared it, this pumpkin bread recipe has become a favorite among Jennifer Garner’s 16.9 million Instagram fans. Over 10,000 people have rated it, giving it a grade of 4.8 stars, which is almost perfect. This pumpkin bread will be a hit whether you make it for yourself or family and friends.
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