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
Instructions:
- 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 !