Chelle's Pumpkin Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 2/3 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)
• 2/3 cup water
• 4 eggs
• 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2/3 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease the bottom only of loaf pans (two pans if using 9 inch, three if using 8 or 8.5 inch).
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, combine sugar and shortening.
• 4 stir in eggs, water and pumpkin.
• 5 mix in remaining ingredients thoroughly, except nuts.
• 6 stir in nuts (if desired) and pour into pans.
• 7 bake for 70 to 80 minutes; until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center of the loaves comes out clean.
• 8 cool for 5 minutes.
• 9 loosen the sides of loaves from pans, remove from pans to finish cooling.
• 10 cool completely prior to cutting.
• 11 great served toasted with butter, with cream cheese frosting, whipping cream with rum as dessert, or just plain!
• 12 enjoy! ;).