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Spiced Pumpkin Bread
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 65 Minutes
Ready In: 80 Minutes
Servings: 32
Cloves, cinnamon and molasses add plenty of spice to this appealing pumpkin bread from Ruby Williams of Bogalusa, Louisiana. And you needn't wait till next autumn make it - you can use convenient canned pumpkin anytime of year!
Ingredients:
3/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 cups canned pumpkin
2/3 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons molasses
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3-1/3 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 to 1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped pecans
Directions:
1. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the pumpkin, orange juice, molasses and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; add to the creamed mixture and mix until blended. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pans.
2. Bake at 350° for 65-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from the pans to wire racks. Yield: 2 loaves.
By RecipeOfHealth.com