Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

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

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2/3 cup water
• 4 eggs
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• 2 grease and flour three 1 pound size coffee cans, or three 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine sugar, pumpkin, oil, water and eggs.
• 4 beat until smooth.
• 5 blend in flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt.
• 6 fold in chocolate chips and nuts.
• 7 fill cans 1/2 to 3/4 full.
• 8 bake for 1 hour, or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
• 9 cool on wire racks before removing from cans or pans.