Pumpkin Bread

Bowl 1: Dry Ingredients

3 1/3 cups flour
2 tsp. Baking soda
½ tsp. Baking powder
1 ½ tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Cinnamon

1 tsp. Pumpkin pie spice*
*OR 1/3 tsp. Cinnamon
1/3 tsp. Ground Cloves
1/3 tsp. Nutmeg


Bowl 2:

1 lb. Can “Plain” Pumpkin
2/3 cup water

Bowl 3 (BIG):

2/3 cup shortening
2 2/3 cups sugar
2 eggs


Beat on High for 3 minutes. ALTERNATE stirring the contents of Bowl 1 and Bowl 2 into Bowl 3. Continue to stir until mixture is smooth. Bake in 9X5 bread pans (greased and floured. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or longer until toothpick comes out clean. Set on rack RIGHT SIDE UP. Makes 2 loaves.