Holiday Pumpkin Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 (16 ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cream butter and sugar.
• 3 gradually beat in the eggs.
• 4 mix in pumpkin and vanilla.
• 5 in separate bowl, sift together the flour, salt, soda, baking powder and spices.
• 6 blend with the pumpkin mixture.
• 7 add the pecans.
• 8 grease and lightly flour 3 (8.4 x 4.4) loaf pans. (i use reusable aluminum pans).
• 9 spoon in the batter and bake for 50-55 minutes.
• 10 check doneness with toothpick. do not overcook!
• 11 remove from pan, wrap and seal with plastic wrap while hot.