Pumpkin Bread

By á-47

Ingredients

• 1 cup oil
• 3 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tea. vanilla
• 1 (15 oz) can pumpkin
• 1 tea. salt
• 2 tea. baking powder
• 2 tea. cinnamon
• 1/4 tea. ground allspice
• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 11/2 to 2 cups chopped pecans

Preparation

Step 1

In a mixing bowl, combine oil and sugar, add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Add vanilla and pumpkin and mix well.

sift together salt, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice and flour. Add to sugar-pumpkin mixture and beat well with electric mixer. stir in dates and pecans.

Pour into 2 large 9x5"loaf pans sprayed with cooking spray and flour.

Bake for 70-75 minutes and test for doneness with toothpick.