Pumpkin bread is definitely a deliciously spicy, pumpkin-rich quick bread. I keep my freezer stocked with it. from "Joyce Jackson, Bridgetown, Nova Scotia"

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups sugar

1 cup canned pumpkin

1/2 cup each vegetable oil and water

2 eggs

1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon each baking soda and ground

cinnamon

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon each baking powder and ground

nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 cup each chopped walnuts and raisins

Method

1 In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, pumpkin, oil, water and eggs; beat well. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Stir in nuts and raisins.

2 Pour into a greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pan. 

3 Bake at 350° for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Yield: 1 loaf.