Jane Hahn is in my exercise class in Florida. She made this bread for a class get-together. It is a moist and elegant pumpkin bread! We had it as a dessert at the party.

Secret Ingredient Pumpkin Bread

2 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsps baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 pkg instant butterscotch pudding mix (4-serving size)
1 pkg instant lemon pudding mix (4-serving size)
5 large eggs
1 and 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 and 1/2 cups canola or vegetable oil
2 cups fresh or canned puréed pumpkin
1 tsp vanilla extract


1. Sift together first 8 ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, dry pudding mixes).
2. Beat eggs well in another bowl.
3. Add oil, sugar, pumpkin, and vanilla to the eggs and mix well.
4. Combine wet mixture with flour mixture gently, pressing out any large lumps with your spoon, just until ingredients are moistened. Do not over-mix.
5. Pour into 2 loaf pans (greased and floured).

Bake at 350° for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes (or when they test done with a toothpick).

Cool in the pan 10 minutes, then cool completely on wire rack.