Pumpkin pecan bread

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3½cupFlour
3cupsSugar
1½teaspoonSalt
4eachesEggs, beaten
2cupsCanned pumpkin
⅔cupWater
2teaspoonsBaking soda
1teaspoonNutmeg
1teaspoonCinnamon
1cupVegetable oil
1cupChopped pecans or walnuts
1cupRaisins or chopped dates

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Sift together flour, sugar, salt, soda, and spices in a large bowl.

Add beaten eggs, pumpkin, water, and oil; mix until well blended. Add nuts and raisins or dates. Pour into greased two 9-inch pans, three 8-inch pans, or four 7-inch pans. Bake at 350 degrees (F) for 10 minutes, then at 325 degrees (F) for one hour for 9-inch, 50 minutes for 8-inch, or 45 minutes for 7-inch pans.

from Dave Maynard's Beginnings/Endings cookbook recipe from Olga Connoni, Milford, MA