HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN BREAD

1 ½ cup of sugar

1/2 cup of shortening

2 eggs

1 2/3 cup of flour

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

3/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. ginger

1/8 tsp. ground cloves

1/2 cup of water

1 c cup of pumpkin[fresh, frozen or canned]

1/2 cup of chopped walnuts

Cut the pumpkin stem from top to allow steam to escape. Bake pumpkin in a 350°F oven (on a piece of parchment paper) until soft.
Scrape pulp from inside of pumpkin into a large bowl. Squeeze out any excess moisture before cooking with pumpkin and process in a blender until smooth.
Blend together the ingredients: sugar, shortening, eggs, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and ground cloves. Add the water, pumpkin and walnuts.
Bake at 350 F in greased loaf pan for 60 minutes or in 4 small pans for about 30 minutes or just make the toothpick test.
You’ll know for sure it is ready !