Pumpkin Bread

This year I decided to make Pumpkin Bread instead of purchasing gifts. With that in mind I set aside today to spend baking. First I measured out all of the ingredients and prepped my the kitchen and my work area.

Ingredients Include:

3 cups Flour

1/2 tsp. Baking Powder

1/2 tsp. Salt

1 tsp Baking Soda

1 tsp each Nutmeg, Cloves and Cinnamon

3 cups Sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

3 eggs

1 (16 oz) can of pumpkin

1 cup walnuts chopped (optional- I didn't add them)

1 cup raisins or craisins or a mixture of both

Then I sifted all of the dry ingredients together into a medium bowl.

Then I mixed the sugar, oil and eggs together in the large bowl.

Then mix the pumpkin into the sugar mixture.

Finally add the dry ingredients and fold in the raisins and any other materials.

Bake at 350 for 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Then place on a rack to cool.

Wrap, decorate and give!