PUMPKIN BREAD
makes 1 loaf

1 cup fresh pumpkin puree or canned unsweetened pumpkin
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp each of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 cup pecans

Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease loaf pan (8X4 inch)
Beat together pumpkin, sugar, oil and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
Sift dry ingredients into the bowl and stirto combine. Add nuts. Pour into loaf pan.
Bale for 1 hour or until skewer inserted into centre comes out clean. Cool.
If frozen use within 3 months.

This recipe is from the www.hortns.com
Use Nova Scotia fruit and vegetables, sweetened by deep rich soil and sea breezes.

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