Pumpkin Spice Bread

By Addie

"Hooray for fall! We love this pumpkin bread recipe--especially when the slices are slathered with a generous spread of cream cheese. Makes two loaves, so freeze the other one, or heck--eat it. This bread goes fast."

Ingredients

• 2 cups canned pumpkin
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350. In a large mixing bowl, combine pumpkin, sugar, water, vegetable oil and eggs. Beat until well mixed.

2. Measure the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, nutmeg and cloves into a separate bowl and stir until combined. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture, beating until smooth.

3. Grease two 9 x 5 inch loaf pans and dust with flour. Evenly divide the batter between the two pans.

4. Bake for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

5. Cool for 10-15 minutes, then remove from pans by inverting onto a rack and tapping the bottoms.

6. Slice and serve plain, buttered, or with cream cheese.
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Note: Cream cheese is the ONLY thing to put on this bread because--it is so so so yummy!