Smith Family Favorite Pumpkin Bread
Kara M.
I don't know the origin of this recipe but my mom would make it every Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's a family favorite that my sisters and I continue making every year for our own families."
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs beaten
- 1 can pumpkin
- ⅔ cups water
- 3.5 cups flour
- 2 tsps baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsps salt
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground cloves
Cream sugar and oil together. Add eggs and pumpkin. Mix well.
In a separate bowl, sift together dry ingredients.
Slowly add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture, alternating with water, mixing in between.
Pour into two well greased and floured 9x5 loaf pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour until the middle is fully baked (time seems to vary so I start checking it around 45 minutes).
Let stand for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and let cool.
Makes 2 loaves