Great Pumpkin Bread

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

Ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable oil, plus
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 grease or spray with non-stick cooking spray; 2 9x5x3 inch loaf pans.
• 3 blend together oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
• 4 add pumpkin and mix until smooth.
• 5 mix dry ingredients together, in a separate bowl.
• 6 add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture and combine until incorporated.
• 7 add chopped nuts last (if using).
• 8 divide mixture between the two loaf pans.
• 9 bake for approximately 1 hour or until loaves test done.