Spiced Pumpkin Bread

ingredients

Units: US

• 3cups sugar
• 1cup vegetable oil
• 3large eggs
• 1(16 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin
• 3cups all-purpose flour
• 1teaspoon ground cloves
• 1teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1teaspoon baking soda
• ¹⁄₂teaspoon salt
• ¹⁄₂teaspoon baking powder
• 1cup coarsely chopped walnuts

directions

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Butter and flour two 9x5x3" loaf pans.
• Beat sugar and oil in large bowl to blend.
• Mix in eggs and pumpkin.
• Sift flour, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, salt and baking powder into another large bowl.
• Stir into pumpkin mixture in 2 addtions.
• Mix in walnuts, if desired.
• Divide batter equally between prepared pans.
• Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
• Transfer to racks and cool 10 minutes.
• Using sharp knife, cut around edge of loaves.
• Turn loaves out onto racks and cool completely.
• Makes 2 loaves