PUMPKIN BREAD

from Shannon Farr

PUMPKIN BREAD

3 and 1/2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon ground allspice

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

3 cups white sugar

1 cup canola oil

4 eggs, beaten

2 cups solid pack pumpkin puree

2/3 cups water

Preheat oven to 350.    Grease 2 loaf pans

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon and cloves

In a large bowl with an electric mixer, blend sugar, oil and eggs.  Stir in pumpkin. 

Slowly blend flour mixture into pumpkin mixture, adding water incrementally.

Pour the batter into the 2 prepared loaf pans.

Bake in preheated oven (350) for 90 minutes.  Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans.