Pumpkin-Honey-Beer Bread

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup canola oil
• 2/3 cup beer (at room temperature)
• 1/4 cup honey
• 4 large eggs
• 1 (15-oz.) can pumpkin
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons table salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• Shortening

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0. Beat first 4 ingredients at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Add pumpkin, and beat at low speed just until blended.
2. Whisk together flour and next 4 ingredients in a medium bowl until well blended. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture, and beat at low speed just until blended. Divide batter between 2 greased (with shortening) and floured 9- x 5-inch loaf pans.
3. Bake at 350u0b0 for 55 minutes to 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, shielding with aluminum foil after 45 to 50 minutes to prevent excessive browning if necessary. Cool bread in pans on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan, and cool 30 minutes before slicing.
4. Mini Loaves of Pumpkin-Honey-Beer Bread: Prepare recipe as directed, spooning batter into 6 lightly greased (with cooking spray) 5 3/4- x 3 1/4-inch disposable aluminum loaf pans. Decrease bake time to 35 to 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Hands-on 15 min.; Total 1 hour, 30 min. Makes 6 loaves.
5. We tested with Back Forty Truck Stop Honey Brown Ale.

sugar, canola oil, honey, eggs, pumpkin, flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, shortening

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pumpkin-honey-beer-bread (may not work)