Pumpkin Bread

Name Author Other Erin Carter Shirley Ann Carter Clara Dean Patricia Griffin Ethel Heider Ethel Lancaster Martha Tedrow Sara Villat Type Appetizer Dessert Entree Salad Side Dish Soup Ingredients Instructions Grease the bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of two 9x5x3 inch loaf pans; set aside.  In a very large mixing bowl beat sugar and oil with an electric mixer on medium speed.  Add eggs and beat well; set aside.  In a large bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.  Alternately add flour mixture and water to sugar mixture, beating on low speed between each addition.  Beat in pumpkin. Spoon batter into prepared pans.  Bake in a 350 degree oven for 55-65 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near centers comes out clean. Place pans on racks to cool for ten minutes. Then remove bread from pans to finish cooling.