Suzy's chocolate orange pumpkin loaf

2 Loaves

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4cupsPresifted All-purpose flour
3cupsSugar
2teaspoonsBaking soda
teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonBaking powder
1teaspoonGround cinnamon
1teaspoonGround nutmeg
½teaspoonGround cloves
14½ounceCan Pumpkin puree (not pie mix)
1cupVegetable oil
cupCold water
4largesEggs
½cupChocolate covered orange
Peel, Coarsely chopped.

Directions

MIX TOGETHER IN LARGE BOWL

BLEND TOGETHER IN A 2ND BOWL

ADD

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 loaf pans.

1. Mix together in a large bowl the first 8 ingredients.

2. In a second bowl blend together the pumpkin puree, oil and cold water.

Add eggs beating well after each addition.

3. Slowly add flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture. Blending well on a low/medium speed with mixer.

4. Sir into mixture BY HAND - Coarsely chopped chocolate covered orange peel or Chocolate Chips if desired until evenly blended.

5. Pour into greased and floured loaf pans.

Bake 350 degrees approximately 1 hour or until tester comes out clean. Cool loaves in pans for 10-15 min. then remove and cool on wire rack.

An ORIGINAL recipe of suzy@...

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #288 by Suzy <suzy@...> on Nov 4, 1997