Pumpkin Spice Bread (2 loaves 9*5)

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling YIELD: 2 loaves. (9*5)

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
• 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 cup water

Directions

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine sugar, oil and eggs; add pumpkin and mix well. In second bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, cloves and allspice; add to the pumpkin mixture alternately with water, beating well after each addition.
• 2. Pour into two greased 9×5-in. loaf pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 60-65 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

ORIGINAL recipe: Taste of Home