Delicious Pumpkin Bread

Contributed byMolly Hood
Sliced pumpkin bread loaf, topped with walnuts, showing moist texture.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup pumpkin
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 2/3 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup walnuts
  • 1/2 cup candied fruit, raisins or dates
Yield: 2 loaves
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, combine sugar, pumpkin, oil, water and eggs; beat well. In separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt. Gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Stir in nuts and fruit. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into loaves comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pans before removing loaf to wire rack. 

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