Fruit & Nut Pumpkin Bread

By KSmitherman

Ingredients

• 2 2/3 c. sugar
• 1 can solid-pack pumpkin
• 1 c. vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 1/2 c. flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
• 1 1/2 c. coarsely chopped pecans
• 2/3 c. golden raisins
• 2/3 c. raisins
• 2/3 c. dried cranberries

Preparation

Step 1

Beat sugar, pumpkin, oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda and cloves; gradually beat into pumpkin mixture until blended. Fold in the nuts, raisins and cranberries.

Transfer to two greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out only slightly moist.

Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire rack.