Purfect Pumpkin Bread

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

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 eggs, separated
• 2 cups pumpkin, canned
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/3 cup water
• 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon chinese five spice powder
• 1 teaspoon flax seed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup pecans (optional) or 2/3 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
• 2/3 cup dried cranberries (optional) or 2/3 cup raisins (optional)

Recipe

• 1 *cream together oil & sugars at medium speed with an electric hand mixer.
• 2 *add egg yolks - one at a time, beating after each addition.
• 3 *stir in canned pumpkin, water, & milk.
• 4 *combine flour & the next 5 ingredients in a separate mixing bowl, and add to the creamed mixture, a little at a time – mixing well.
• 5 *add in vanilla and the flax seed, - blend.
• 6 *meanwhile, beat the egg whites with hand mixer until stiff, (make sure to use clean beaters), whites will form meringue peaks.
• 7 *next, gently stir in dried raisins or cranberries, and nuts into the batter.
• 8 *fold the meringue gently into the pumpkin bread batter.
• 9 *spoon batter into greased & floured loaf pans.
• 10 *bake at 350° for 1 hour, or until a toothpick when inserted in the center of the loaves, comes out clean.
• 11 *cool loaves on wire racks.