Pumpkin nut bread

Pumpkin nut bread

Ingredients/Components

• flour
• baking powder - 1/2 tsp
• soda - 2 tsp
• salt
• cinnamon - 1 tsp
• cloves - 1/2 tsp
• ginger - 1/2 tsp
• shortening - 2/3 c
• sugar - 2 c
• eggs - 4 item
• can pumpkin - 1 oz
• water - 2/3 c
• chopped pecans or walnuts optional - 2/3 c

How to make pumpkin nut bread:

Combine first 7 ingredients in sifter; set aside. Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time; beat well after adding each. Add pumpkin; mix well. Add dry ingredients to mixture alternately with water (can use milk instead); mix well after each addition. Add pecans and blend. You can add 2/3 cup prepared mincemeat now (but I never do!). Spoon into 2 greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pans; bake at 300° for 1 1/2 hours. (I usually bake at 325° in cake pan or 2 pans that equal a cake pan for 20 to 30 minutes. These can also work for muffins for 12 to 15 minutes.)

Recipe categories: < 60 mins, Breads, Quick breads.