I’VE BEEN SMITTEN with pumpkin bread all my life.
I would bake dozens of mini loaves at a time each October when I was in my teens, and when I had young children, I would bake a big family loaf for Halloween. Through the years, my love for it has never waned, only deepened, but I have continued to search for the perfect loaf.
It must not be too sweet, hav…