DJ's Pumpkin Bread

By sybrmom

DJ was our neighbor on Lansingford Trail. She made this bread for all of the neighbors on the holidays. We couldn't wait for the holidays so that DJ would deliver her bread! Her secret is fresh pumpkin and wrapping it while hot.

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup oil
• 4 eggs
• 3 1/3 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 2/3 cups sugar
• 2 1/2 cups fresh pumpkin puree
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cloves

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease bottoms of 2 loaf pans. Mix oil and sugar in a large bowl. Add eggs and pumpkin. Blend in remaining ingredients.

Pour into pans and bake until a wooden toothpick comes out clean (about 1 hour).

Remove from pans and immediately wrap in saran wrap.