Breakfast Quick Bread Recipe
You can try this moist loaf with an orange cream spread, butter, or leave this delicious loaf plain.
Ingredients
1/3 cup margarine
1-1/3 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/3 cup water
1 large orange
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup chopped raisins
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease one 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
Cream butter and sugar together well. Add eggs. Beat lightly. Add pumpkin and water. Stir.
Cut and remove seeds from orange. Put in blender or grinder and grind complete orange including peel. Stir into batter.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cloves, nuts, and raisins or dates, mixing well. Stir into batter. Spoon into greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
Bake in 350 degree oven for 1 hour. Test with toothpick. Let stand 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool and wrap.
Recipe makes one 9 x 5-inch loaf.
