Amish Pumpkin Bread
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups homemade pumpkin puree or 1-15 ounce can pumpkin puree
- 4 large eggs, beaten
- ⅔ cup water
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup pecans, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Grease and flour two 9 X 5 inch loaf pans.
- Knock out the excess flour.
- Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl.
- Stir with a whisk to blend.Stir in the pumpkin, eggs, water, oil, and pecans.Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
- Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 1 hour.