Pumpkin Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup raisins or 1/2 cup dried cranberries

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 prepare six-cup loaf pan by brushing with solid vegetable shortening and dust with flour or coat with baking spray containing flour.
• 3 in large bowl, combine pumpkin, sugar, oil, vanilla and eggs; blend well.
• 4 mix remaining dry ingredients together except for raisins or cranberries. stir in to wet mixture and mix until blended.
• 5 stir in raisins. pour batter into prepared pan.
• 6 bake for 65-75 minutes, until toothpick inserted comes out clean. cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely.