ELLEN’S PUMPKIN BREAD
(From the Kitchen of Ellen Reisetter Rice)
- 3 1/3 cups flour
- 2 t. baking soda
- 1 1/2 t. salt
- 1 t. cinnamon
- 1 t. nutmeg
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup oil
- 2/3 cup water
- 2 cups pumpkin – (1 small can)
Sift all dry ingredients including sugar into a large bowl and mix. Make a well in the center and add the remaining ingredients. Mix until smooth. Bake in 3 regular greased and floured bread pans at 3500 for I hour or use 4 small loaf pans and bake for approximately 45 minutes. Cool. Turn on racks to finish cooling.