Pumpkin bread

Pumpkin bread

Ingredients/Components

• shortening - 2/3 c
• sugar
• eggs - 4 item
• can pumpkin - 1 oz
• water - 2/3 c
• flour
• baking soda - 2 tsp
• salt
• cinnamon - 1 tsp
• baking powder - 1/2 tsp
• orange - 1 item
• chopped nuts - 2/3 c
• chopped raisins - 2/3 c

How to make pumpkin bread:

Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs, beating well. Add pumpkin and water. Sift together flour, soda, salt, cinnamon and baking powder; add to pumpkin mixture.

Remove seeds from orange after cutting it into sections (do not remove rind). Using a food processor, blender or grinder, grind orange and rind; add to pumpkin mixture. Stir in nuts and raisins.

Pour into two well-greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pans and bake in a 350° oven for one hour. Makes two loaves.

Recipe categories: Breads, Quick breads, Vegetables.