A family cookbook
Pumpkin bread the way Grandpa made it in Iowa.
Plus German holiday breads and cookies from the other side of the family, born in Heidelberg. One hook recipe, three ways to bake it, and a growing library of quick breads and cookies for the season.
Iowa, at the kitchen table
This site started with one recipe: the pumpkin bread my grandfather taught me to bake as a kid. Everything in the Pumpkin Bread collection traces back to that base batter — classic, chocolate chip, and walnut.
Heidelberg, for the holidays
I was born in Heidelberg, Germany, and German holiday baking — stollen, lebkuchen, and more — sits alongside the pumpkin bread as the other half of this cookbook.
The Pumpkin Bread, three ways
See all →Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
Grandpa's base batter studded with semisweet chocolate chips — the variation most requested by kids.
Grandpa's Classic Pumpkin Bread
The original recipe, taught kitchen-table style in Iowa — moist, lightly spiced, and the base for every variation on this site.
Walnut Pumpkin Bread
A toasted-walnut version of the family recipe, for the traditionalists who want crunch over chocolate.
German Holiday Breads
See all →Holiday Cookies
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