Thanksgiving Bread Recipes – Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:

2 2/3 cups sugar 2/3 cup shortening 1 can pumpkin, (16 ounce) 2/3 cup water 4 eggs 3 1/3 cups all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground cloves 2 teaspoons vanilla 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 2/3 cup coarsely chopped nuts 2/3 cup raisins

Method:

Heat oven to 350/o. Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans, 9 x5 x3 inches, or 3 loaf pans, 8 1/2x 4 1/2×2 1/2inches. Mix sugar and shortening in 2 1/2 quart bowl. Stir in pumpkin, water, and eggs. Mix in flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, vanilla and baking powder; stir in nuts and raisins. Pour into pans. Bake until wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes; cool 5 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans. Cool on a baking cooling rack completely before slicing. Can be kept wrapped in the refrigerator for 10 days or it freezes well .

Makes: 3 loaves