Mrs. Macintosh's Pumpkin Bread

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 4 cups flour
• 3 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 (1 lb) can solid pack pumpkin
• 2/3 cup cold water
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
• 1/4-1/2 cup raisins (or dried cranberries)

Recipe

• 1 sift dry ingredients together into a large bowl (i just put the dry ingredients in the bowl and mix them together w/ a whisk -- much faster); make a well in the center.
• 2 add oil, pumpkin, water, and eggs; beat well.
• 3 fold in nuts and raisins (which are optional).
• 4 spoon into two 5x9" loaf pans that have been greased and floured).
• 5 bake at 350* for appx 1 hour. (i use the toothpick test to check for doneness, sometimes it take another 10 minutes b/c this is a very moist quick bread).
• 6 note: i've made both mini-loaves and muffins using this recipe. the bread freezes well.