Pumpkin Bread Recipe
Pumpkin bread is a flavorful and delicious bread made with a dough prepared with canned pumpkin. Mixed together with flour, sugar, eggs and cinnamon along with cloves, the pumpkin bread is baked with nuts and raisins in it. the pumpkin bread is a great bake that can be prepared on holidays or halloween.
Ingredients
2/3 cup shortening
2 2/3 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 can (16 ounces) pumpkin
2/3 cup water
3 1/3 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
2/3 cup coarsely chopped nuts
2/3 cup raisins
Directions
Heat oven to 350°.
Grease two 9x5x3 inch loaf pans or three 8 1/2X4 1/2X2 1/2 inch loaf pans.
Beat shortening and sugar in large bowl until fluffy.
Stir in eggs, pumpkin and water.
Mix in flour, soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves.
Stir in nuts and raisins.
Pour batter into pans.
Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes.
Cool completely.
(Can be served immediately.) Wrap and refrigerate.
Grease two 9x5x3 inch loaf pans or three 8 1/2X4 1/2X2 1/2 inch loaf pans.
Beat shortening and sugar in large bowl until fluffy.
Stir in eggs, pumpkin and water.
Mix in flour, soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves.
Stir in nuts and raisins.
Pour batter into pans.
Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes.
Cool completely.
(Can be served immediately.) Wrap and refrigerate.
