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Daily Bread Recipe


Daily Bread Recipe
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My former mother-in-law sent me this recipe and the accompanying story. At age 90, Brother Boniface has baked more than his share of bread. For 27 years the German-born monk was the cook for Mepkin Abbey, a Trappist monastery near Charleston, South ... More

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Ingredients
  • 4 c. all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1-1/2 tsp. salt
  • 3 c. sugar
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp. ground allspice
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 c. vegetable oil
  • 1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin
  • 2/3 c. water
  • 1 c. chopped pecans

Directions
  1. Beat first 14 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer just until dry ingredients are moistened.
  2. Fold in pecans.
  3. Spoon evenly into 2 greased and floured 9x5-inch loafpans.
  4. Bake at 350* for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  5. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.

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Hey my Bud!! :)
I love this recipe and your telling of the
beautiful story behind it.. Much joy my
friend.. Group adds (and thank you)!! :)


These are my favorite kinds of bread.Yummy! And a High 5 to you.


Great story! And I bet this bread is fantastic - love the spices and flavors. Thanks for sharing! - Natalie


Love it, you have my 5 also. Thanks for sharing the story and recipe. God Bless


What a wonderful story! Good bread too. Thanks for posting.


Cool story and great recipe!


I'm a push over for History Mark,thank-you for the recipe,sounds like a really nice one.

Have a great time in Japan!!

Kind Regards


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