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Pumpkin Bread

Our best ever, favorite pumpkin bread. Definitely not healthy for your body, but healthy for your heart of food memories. :)
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 cup of salad oil extra light olive works
  • 4 eggs beaten
  • 1 14-16 oz can of pumpkin
  • 3.5 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking power
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp all spice
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp cloves
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup whole walnut pieces
  • Large white sugar sprinkles

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Prepare 2 loaf pans with grease (butter) and wax paper bottom liner.
  3. With electric mixer, cream together sugar and oil until well mixed. Add beaten eggs and then pumpkin. Mix until all are blended.
  4. Sift together all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
  5. With electric mixer, add alternately the dry sifted ingredients with 2/3 cup water to the pumpkin mixture.
  6. Add whole walnut pieces and mix by hand.
  7. Sprinkle bottom and sides of loaf pans with sugar sprinkles. Pour batter evenly into both pans.
  8. Sprinkle top of loaves with chopped nuts then a good dose of sugar sprinkles.
  9. Bake on middle oven rack for 45 minutes to an hour. Longer if necessary. Test doneness with toothpick (should be batter-free after inserting into middle of loaf).
  10. Use a knife to separate the loaves from the sides of the pans and let cool in pan for about 15 minutes. Then remove from pans and let cool on rack.
  11. Eat.
  12. Enjoy!