Pumpkin Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 2/3 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 16 ounces pumpkin
• 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
• 1 cup chopped nuts (coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease bottom only of 2 loaf pans, 9x5x3.
• 3 mix sugar and shortening in large bowl, stir in pumpkin, water and eggs.
• 4 mix in flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, and baking powder; stir in nuts.
• 5 pour into pans.
• 6 bake until wooden toothpick comes out clean, 60-70 minutes, cool for 5 minutes.
• 7 loosen sides of loaves from pans, remove bread from pans.
• 8 cool completely before slicing.