Friends & Giving
Thanksgiving isn’t just a day. It’s a way we can live our lives every day.
In a world full of selfishness and greed, wouldn’t it be nice to do something nice for someone else for no reason at all?? Have you ever thought about baking something for a friend, and giving it to them, just to make them happy? Just to GIVE for the sake of giving!?
Today I want to share a recipe I found in a Gooseberry Patch cookbook called coffee can pumpkin bread. Not only is this recipe amazing! (Think Starbucks Pumpkin Loaf good!)
This recipe is made in a coffee can!! The perfect vessel in which to transport and GIVE your pumpkin bread to a friend!! You can even buy some cinnamon butter, and find a fancy vintage spreader, to make this bread even sweeter!!
Coffee Can Pumpkin Bread
4 eggs
2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. baking powder
3 c. sugar
1 15-oz. can pumpkin
2/3 c. water
1-1/2 t. salt
1 t. ground cloves
1 c. oil
1 t. nutmeg
1 t. cinnamon
3-1/3 c. all-purpose flour
Beat eggs in a large mixing bowl; add sugar and mix well. Stir in pumpkin, water and oil; set aside. Combine remaining ingredients in another bowl and mix well; stir into egg mixture. Fill a greased one-pound coffee can 3/4 full. Bake at 325 degrees for 1-1/2 hours, or until top of bread springs to touch. When cool, run a knife around the edge to loosen and gently shake can upside-down to remove. Makes one loaf.
*I also made this recipe in a regular loaf pan and baked it for 75 mins. It came out perfectly!!
Why not invite your bestie over for an impromptu FRIENDS-GIVING in a field!! It doesn’t have to be fancy. Here I used an old picnic basket and filled it with wild golden rod and dried gourds. I added candlesticks and faux taper candles from The Unique Black Sheep. I used round bread boards as chargers and antique ironstone for our plates. Seasonal fruits are always a nice touch and give the table added color. Don’t forget that pumpkin bread, cinnamon butter and that vintage spreader!!
Remember: FRIENDS-GIVING doesn’t have to be fancy to be fulfilling. Time well spent with a friend is time well spent.
Autumn Farmhouse Kitchen
10 Comments
Claudia (myharmiโkmm
I love the coffee can bread recipe abs idea โฆI donโt like all of the sugar in it . Do you think I could use sugar substitute and have it come out the same or even use a different recipe all together?
PsโฆI love alllll of the photos as usual.
Claudia (@myharmonyfarmhouse))
Ooopsโฆdog jumped in lap and messed up my typing on previous comment
downshilohroad
I’d think a sugar substitute would be fine! Let me know! I’d love to try it!!:) and thank you!!:)
downshilohroad
I am not a fan of sugar either. I actually rarely eat much sugar. I think you could definitely substitute. Let me know how it tastes !!!! And thank you.
Suzyque
Is that a coffee can and if so, what kind of coffee comes in a can like that?
downshilohroad
Yes, it was an old one my Mom had but you can still find coffee in cans. Also, try using a large spaghetti sauce can.
Rachel Harper
Jenn,
Loved the coffee can idea. Iโd like to share a link to your post on tomorrows Dirt Road Adventures. Thanks for all your inspiration.
downshilohroad
Thank you!!!! I would love that!!!;
downshilohroad
Thank you, Rachel!!!
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