Pumpkin Bread

This is a recipe that I use for baking gifts every year. It is moist and delicious. It always gets rave reviews. You can make it in 1 loaf pan or 3 small ones. Wrap it in pretty wrap and it makes a great appreciation gift.

Here is the recipe:

 Sift together:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 2/3 cups flour
Add and mix with beater:
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup water
Add:
1/2 cup raisins (optional)

Place in large loaf pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 50-60 mins at 350 degrees or until toothpick comes out cleaned when placed in center of bread. Cool on wire rack then remove from pan.

This bread is very moist so can be hard to cut or get out of the pan in one piece if not left to cool completely. I have also made this using 1/2 whole wheat pastry flour and 1/2 unbleached white flour for the total flour amount called for in the recipe. Hope you enjoy this one.