Mrs. Macintosh's Pumpkin Bread

• 4 cups flour
• 3 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 12 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 12 teaspoon allspice
• 12 teaspoon ground cloves
• 14 teaspoon ginger
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 (1 lb) can solid pack pumpkin
• 23 cup cold water
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
• 14-12 cup raisins (or dried cranberries)

1. Sift dry ingredients together into a large bowl (I just put the dry ingredients in the bowl and mix them together w/ a whisk -- much faster); make a well in the center.
2. Add oil, pumpkin, water, and eggs; beat well.
3. Fold in nuts and raisins (which are optional).
4. Spoon into two 5x9" loaf pans that have been greased and floured).
5. Bake at 350* for appx 1 hour.
6. (I use the toothpick test to check for doneness, sometimes it take another 10 minutes b/c this is a very moist quick bread).
7. NOTE: I've made both mini-loaves and muffins using this recipe.
8. The bread freezes well.

flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ground cloves, ginger, vegetable oil, solid pack pumpkin, cold water, eggs, pecans, raisins

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mrs-macintoshs-pumpkin-bread-195619 (may not work)