Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup pumpkin purée*
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Equipment

• 2 medium bowls
• Measuring spoons
• Measuring cup
• Wooden mixing spoon
• 9" x 5" x 3" loaf pan
• Wire rack

Here is how:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Sift the flour, sugar, and baking soda together in a medium bowl.
3. Mix the pumpkin, oil, eggs, water, and spices in a medium bowl. Add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Stir in the nuts.
4. Pour the batter into a well-buttered loaf pan. Bake 50-60 minutes until a thin skewer poked in the center of the loaf comes out clean. Remove loaf from pan and let cool on a rack.

Additional info:

*Make your own Pumpkin Purée instead of using canned.