Rustic Pumpkin Bread

By Mybigbuns

My favorite for all seasons! Tasty good!

Ingredients

• Topping:
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 15oz can canned pumpkin
• 1 cup canola oil
• 4 eggs
• 2/3 cups water
• 3 1/2 cups ap flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp cloves
• 1/2 cups pecans
• Optional: 1/2 cups cranberries
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 Tb cold butter
• 1/4 cup pecans

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl beat sugar, pumpkin, oil, eggs & water. In med bowl combine flour soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, & cloves. Gradually beat dry ingredients into wet. Stir in nuts (& cranberries if desired). Put batter into greased pans & $ combine topping ingredients until crumbly (cut butter into dry ingredients). Sprinkle topping over loaves & bake at 350 degrees for 45-65 minutes.