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Pumpkin Bread
Ingredients:
2 2/3 cups sugar
2/3 cup shortening
1 can pumpkin, (16 ounce)
2/3 cup water
4 eggs
3 1/3 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2/3 cup coarsely chopped nuts
2/3 cup raisins
Method:
Heat oven to 350/o. Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans, 9 x5 x3
inches, or 3 loaf pans, 8 1/2x 4 1/2x2 1/2inches. Mix sugar and
shortening in 2 1/2 quart bowl. Stir in pumpkin, water, and eggs.
Mix in flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, vanilla and
baking powder; stir in nuts and raisins. Pour into pans. Bake until
wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean, 60 to 70
minutes; cool 5 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove
from pans. Cool on a baking cooling rack completely before slicing.
Can be kept wrapped in the refrigerator for 10 days or it freezes
well .
Makes: 3 loaves
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