Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Bread
on Sep 27, 2013, Updated Jan 01, 2021
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About this recipe
This past weekend, which started with summer and ended with fall, found us at our little lake cottage with nothing but good intentions to do some exterior painting.
Sometimes things don’t always go as planned, and sometimes that’s O.K. Such was the case on Saturday morning when we ran some errands that needed to get taken care of before we broke out the brushes.
Upon our return, however, our friend Karen’s Explorer sat in our driveway.
Next to it stood our friend and her wet dog at her side, with a bottle of pinot noir in one hand and a loaf of this pumpkin snickerdoodle bread recipe in the other.
As it turned out, Karen was here to paint, too. Responding to a Facebook post I had put out earlier in the morning soliciting painters, Karen took my request to heart and made the hour trek from her home in town.
We nearly missed our friend and the incredible treat with which she surprised us. Not in any great hurry to commence painting, we were making a pit-stop for warmer clothing before heading to Elkhart Lake for a little farmer’s market action and perhaps a stop at our favorite weekend eatery, The Lake Street Cafe, per our 10 year-old’s not-so-subtle verbal nudging.
If we had drawn up a to-do list and then assessed it at the day’s end, we may have declared the day a failure.
There was no painting (the weather was sub-optimal,) no farmer’s market, and no Lake Street Cafe. The day, however, was quite the opposite, and all because of a surprise visit from a dear friend who we had not seen in weeks, and her frisbee-catching, lake-swimming canine, Gibson.
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ShareIt took us only a short time to build a fire inside and cut this incredibly delicious pumpkin snickerdoodle bread recipe – flavorful, not too sweet, and suitably paired with anything.
The day continued into the afternoon with a traditional Wisconsin lunch of brats and wieners prepared by Scott, a great bottle of wine, and a good movie.
How often do we take advantage of a Saturday afternoon to spend with good friends, all for no purpose other than to catch up and do nothing but enjoy the day? I suspect not nearly often enough.
I suggest you give this bread a try sometime soon. Make it even better by sharing with a friend. I’m pretty sure it will add nothing but enhancement to your day, it certainly did the trick for all of us.
Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Bread
Ingredients
for the bread
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 ¾ cups whole wheat flour
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1- 10 oz. package Hershey’s cinnamon chips
- 15 oz can pumpkin puree
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/3 cup water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Prepare 2 loaf pans with non-stick coating of your choosing.
- In a large bowl mix flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon chips.
- In a separate bowl mix pumpkin, oil, honey and water together.
- Combine the above two mixtures and pour into prepared pans.
- In a small bowl using a fork mix all of your topping ingredients together until slightly crumbly.
- Sprinkle topping over the tops of each loaf.
- Bake for 1 – 1 ¼ hours or until a tooth pick is inserted and comes out clean.
- Allow loaves to rest for 20 minutes before removing from pans.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Wow, you guys, this looks amazing. As I sit here drinking my pumpkin coffee, I sure could use a big hunk of this to go along w/ it! Pinning!
Pumpkin and snickerdoodle?!?! Genius combination! This looks so moist and delicious, I can’t wait to try it. I have never used Hershey’s cinnamon chips, do you believe it? Now I have no excuse, I am putting them on the list to pick up at the store this weekend!
My family loves snickerdoodles, and I believe in enjoying pumpkin all year round – so this sounds perfect! Thanks for sharing. I can’t wait to give it a try.
Ooooooh, Dan! You really did it with this one! Love everything about this bread 🙂
Ashley-
It helps to have great friends in my life who can put stuff like this together. Thanks for the comments!!
Sounds like the weekend was definitely a success, even if not in the expected ways! Your friend sounds so sweet, and this bread sounds amazing.
Joanne,
Thanks for the comments! Our friend and her bread are both gems, hoping you have a great week!!
Sounds like it was a great day Dan! Good brats and wine sounds like my kind of meal! And this bread looks AMAZING! Pumpkin and snickerdoodle? Genius! Hope you’re having a lovely weekend. 🙂
Anee,
Great to hear from you! This treat from our friend was a big part of our afternoon!
I didn’t even know they had Hershey’s cinnamon chips, now I have to be on the lookout! This bread looks delicious!
Pamela,
I had never heard of these either. Believe me, they are delicious! Thanks for the comments!
I’m already in love with this bread and haven’t even tasted it yet. Nice job with this!!
Ashley,
Its taste is as great as its name suggests! Thanks for the comments, hoping you have a great weekend!!
This is pretty much perfect in my book! Great fall recipe, Dan!
Marie,
Thanks for the comments. I think you would like this one!!
Oh, this Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Bread looks scrumptious! I need some right now…for breakfast. Mmmm. I love Fall. Thanks for sharing, Dan!
Stacy,
This is a good looking bread, Stacy – but I’ve gotta tell you, it tastes even better! Thanks for the comments and I hope you have a wonderful fall weekend!