Pumpkin Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 3 2/3 cups sugar
- 6 eggs
- 15 oz canned pumpkin
- 1 cup water
- 4 1/3 cups flour
- 3 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 2-3 tsp cinnamon to taste
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp ginger optional
- 1 cup raisins optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Grease bread pans.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Stir in eggs, pumpkin, & water.
- In another bowl, sift dry ingredients including spices. Mix into wet ingredients.
- Stir in raisins. Transfer to bread pans filling approximately 2/3 full.
- Bake at 350 checking 8x4 pans after approximately 45 minutes. May take additional time (up to 60 minutes). Check with wooden toothpick or bamboo skewer. When it comes out clean, bread is done. Mini loaves will take between 20-30 minutes.
Notes
Raisins and ginger are optional. I have found that baking times can vary, so keep an eye on them and check them after the minimum time.