PUMPKIN BREAD #1

By curly

Ingredients

• 3 1/3 cups flour
• 2 tsps baking soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 2 cups mashed or pureed pumpkin
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup milk

Preparation

Step 1

In large mixing bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Stir well with fork or whisk.

In another large bowl combine shortening, pumpkin, eggs and sugar. Mix briskly. There will be some little lumps that will disappear when baked. Stir in milk. Mix again. Add dry ingredients. Mix well.

Spread batter evenly in buttered and floured 9x13-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees about 40 minutes, but test at 30 minutes by inserting wood pick into center of bread. Pick should come out dry and clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan. Cut and wrap bread in several parts to use later as needed. Double-wrap in plastic wrap and freeze. Makes 12 servings.