1. Pumpkin Walnut Bread
INGREDIENTS:
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 1/3 cups sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup water
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 2/3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup chopped raisins, optional
PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 350°. In a mixing bowl with electric mixer,
cream butter and sugar until light; set aside. In another
mixing bowl combine eggs, water and pumpkin; mix well. Add
creamed butter; blend thoroughly. Sift dry ingredients
together into a separate bowl. Add about one-third of the dry
ingredients at a time to pumpkin mixture, stirring well after
each addition. Mix in walnuts and raisins. Bake pumpkin
bread in greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan for 55 to 60 minutes.