cindy's pumpkin bread

our dear family friend cindy jones gave me a little red binder full of her own hand-written recipes as a wedding gift a few years ago. this is one of them, and probably my favorite! it's fall in a loaf pan.

cindy's pumpkin bread:

2 cups pumpkin puree (1 1/2 cans)

1 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup water

3 cups sugar

4 eggs

dry ingredients:

3 1/2 cups flour

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp nutmeg

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice (my little addition!)

directions:

1. mix together dry ingredients in a bowl.
2. in a standing mixer, combine the pumpkin, oil, water and sugar. mix well.

3. add the eggs one at a time and mix well.

4. slowly add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.

5. fold in the chocolate chips and pecans (optional).

pour into loaf pans and bake at 350 for 1 hour. you could also pour into muffin trays. let cool in pans, then move onto serving platter.

serve with cinnamon whipped cream.

good for breakfast too :)

makes 3 loaves.

y'all enjoy!