Pumpkin Pecan Loaves
Why I Love This Recipe
Ingredients You'll Need
3-1/3 cup all purpose flour
3 cups sugar
2 tsp baking soda
1-1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cloves (optional)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1can(15oz)SOLID-PACK pumpkin
1 cup veg oil
4 eggs lightly beaten
2/3 cup water
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Carmel Glaze
1/4 cup butter or marg
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup whipping cream
2/3 cup confectioners sugar
1tsp vanilla extract
Directions
In a bowl combine the first six ingredients
Combine the pumpkin, oil, eggs and water
mix well.Stir into dry ingred. just
until combined.
Fold in the pecans.
Spoon into two greased 9X5X3" loaf pans.
Bake at 350 for 60-65 min.or until a
toothpick comes out clean.
Cool for 10 min before removing from pans to
wire racks.
For glaze, combine the butter,sugars,and cream in a saucepan.
Cook until sugar is dissolved.
Cool for 20 min
Stir in the confectioners sugar and
vanilla until smooth.
Drizzle over the cooled loafs.
Yield 2 loaves
8x4 pans, bake for 1 hour, 20 minutes on standard bake 345º
