Pumpkin Bread

I made this on May 16, 2021.  Too sweet and too flat.  Put more batter into each pan OR use only one pan?

 Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cloves
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 1/2 sticks butter (3/4 C)
• 2 cups sugar Too much sugar.  Use only one cup?
• 2 eggs
• 1 15-ounce can pumpkin puree
• Nuts or pumpkin seeds (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325°F and set an oven rack in the middle position. Generously grease two 8 x 4-inch loaf pans with butter and dust with flour (alternatively, use a baking spray with flour in it, such as Pam with Flour or Baker's Joy).
2. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Whisk until well combined; set aside.
3. In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until just blended. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until very light and fluffy, a few minutes. Beat in the pumpkin. The mixture might look grainy and curdled at this point -- that's okay.
4. Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until combined.
5. Turn the batter into the prepared pans, dividing evenly, and bake for 65 – 75 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the loaves cool in the pans for about 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
6. Here's another recipe from Hawaiian Electric I made this on May 27, 2021.  Wait until cool before slicing!!!
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8. Ingredients

• 2 1/2 C flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp cloves
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1 C nuts, any kine, chopped
• 1/2 C butter
• 1 C brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 C buttermilk
• 3/4 C pumpkin
• 2 T orange rind
• 1/4 C orange juice

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 deg. F.
2. Grease a 9 x 5 x 3" loaf pan.
3. Sift flour with baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.
4. Sprinkle 1/4 C of the flour mixture over the nuts.
5. Cream butter, add sugar, and blend thoroughly.
6. Add eggs and beat well.
7. Combine buttermilk, pumpkin, orange rind, and orange juice.
8. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin mixture.
9. Stir in nuts.
10. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 1 1/4 hours.  Makes one loaf.