Purfect Pumpkin Bread

• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 eggs, separated
• 2 cups pumpkin, canned
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/3 cup water
• 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
• 1 teaspoon flax seed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup pecans (optional) or 2/3 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
• 2/3 cup dried cranberries (optional) or 2/3 cup raisins (optional)

1. *Cream together oil & sugars at medium speed with an electric hand mixer.
2. *Add egg yolks - one at a time, beating after each addition.
3. *Stir in canned pumpkin, water, & milk.
4. *Combine flour & the next 5 ingredients in a separate mixing bowl, and add to the creamed mixture, a little at a time - mixing well.
5. *Add in Vanilla and the flax seed, - blend.
6. *Meanwhile, beat the egg whites with hand mixer until stiff, (make sure to use clean beaters), whites will form meringue peaks.
7. *Next, gently stir in dried raisins or cranberries, and nuts into the batter.
8. *Fold the meringue gently into the pumpkin bread batter.
9. *Spoon batter into greased & floured loaf pans.
10. *Bake at 350u0b0 for 1 hour, or until a toothpick when inserted in the center of the loaves, comes out clean.
11. *Cool loaves on wire racks.

vegetable oil, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, pumpkin, milk, water, flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, chinese five spice powder, flax seed, vanilla, pecans, cranberries

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/purfect-pumpkin-bread-339119 (may not work)