Harvest Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts, divided

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, baking soda, salt and spices and set aside.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar, mixing well. blend in eggs.
• 3 to the butter and sugar mixture add flour mixture and pumpkin alternately, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• 4 stir in chocolate chips and 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.
• 5 spoon into greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup walnuts.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 60 minutes. test periodically with a toothpick or cake tester until it comes out clean.
• 7 cool in pan for about 10 minutes, then remove and cool completely on wire rack.