Ingredients

  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded bran cereal (such as All-Bran)
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 cups canned solid pack pumpkin
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil

Method

  • Preheat oven to 325F.
  • Butter two 9x5x3-inch loaf pans.
  • Dust pans with flour.
  • Combine first 8 ingredients in medium bowl; stir to blend well.
  • Whisk eggs, sugar and buttermilk in large bowl.
  • Add dry ingredients; stir to combine.
  • Add pumpkin and oil; stir until blended.
  • Divide batter between prepared pans.
  • Bake until tester inserted into center of each loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour 20 minutes.
  • Let loaves cool 10 minutes.
  • Cut around pan sides to loosen loaves, if necessary.
  • Turn out loaves onto racks; cool completely.
  • (Can be made ahead.
  • Wrap tightly and store at room temperature 1 day or freeze up to 1 month.)