Pumpkin Bread, Anyone?

Honestly, who doesn't love pumpkin bread? Can you name a single food more wholesome and homey than a fresh, warm slice of pumpkin bread served up with a glass of mulled cider? I love this recipe because it's a BIG batch...2 large loaves of bread instead of one. To keep it fresh longer, either double-wrap it and freeze it or store it in the fridge. Give it a try and let us know what you think.

Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:

2 cups fresh pumpkin
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup water
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9x5 pans.

2) In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.

3) Bake for 50 - 60 minutes in the preheated oven. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.