Pumpkin Bread
Why I Love This Recipe
Ingredients You'll Need
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
3 cups sugar
3 eggs
3 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
16 ounces solid pack pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla
Chocolate chips, optional
Chopped pecans, optional
Directions
In a mixing bowl, combine butter and sugar.
Add eggs; mix well.
Combine dry ingredients; stir into creamed mixture until moistened.
Add vanilla and pumpkin.
Stir in chocolate chips or pecans, if desired.
Pour into two greased 9-by-3 inch loaf pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for an hour or until bread tests done.
