AUTUMN PUMPKIN BREAD Makes 2 Loaves or 36 Muffins 3 -1/2 cups flour ; 1 tspn baking powder ;2 tspns baking soda ; 1 tspn ground cloves ;1 tspn ground cinnamon; 1 tspn ground nutmeg ;1/2 tspn salt ; 2 cups solid pack pumpkin ;1 cup CRISCO Oil ; 3 cups sugar ;3 eggs ; 1 cup chopped walnuts ;1 cup raisins . Orange Glaze 1 -1/2 cups confectioners' sugar ;1 tspn grated orange peel ; 6 tspns orange juice ;Additional chopped walnuts ; Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spray 2 loaf pans with CRISCO No-Stick Cooking Spray. Combine in medium bowl,flour,baking powder, baking soda, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg & salt. Set aside. In the bowl of electric mixer, combine pumpkin, Crisco oil, sugar & eggs. Mix until well blended. Add dry ingredients and mix well. By hand, stir in walnuts and raisins. Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely. |