Pumpkin Bread (Mennonite Recipe)

Pumpkin Bread (Mennonite Recipe)

Mattie Miller, Sugarcreek, OH

2 cups pumpkin                                                                 2 tsp baking soda

3 cups sugar                                                                      4 eggs

1 tsp nutmeg                                                                    2/3 cup hot water

1 tsp cloves                                                                       1 cup cooking oil

1 tsp cinnamon                                                                3 ½ cups flour

1 ½ tsp salt                                                                        1 cup chopped nuts       

1.       Combine pumpkin, sugar, spices, salt and baking soda.  Add eggs and mix well.

2.       Add water, oil and flour; mix well.  Fold in nuts.

3.       Grease and flour loaf pans and fill each one 2/3 full.

4.       Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.