Grandma June's Recipe Box · Chapter 35

Scarecrow Pumpkin Bread

“Makes two loaves: one for you, one for a neighbor.”

You'll need

• 3½ cups flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• ⅔ cup water
• 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin purée

How to make it

1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9×5 loaf pans.
2. Whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
3. In a big bowl beat the sugar, oil and eggs, then stir in the water and pumpkin.
4. Stir in the dry mix just until combined and divide between the pans.
5. Bake about 1 hour, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes, then turn out.

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