Spiced Pumpkin Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 2 2/3 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin
• 2/3 cup milk
• 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 3/4 cup chopped nuts (i like walnuts)
• 3/4 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 -3 teaspoons milk

Recipe

• 1 prehat oven to 350 f.
• 2 grease bottoms of 2 loaf pans.
• 3 cream together butter and sugar in a large bowl.
• 4 add the eggs, pumpkin, and milk.
• 5 stir in the flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
• 6 do not overmix.
• 7 fold in the raisins and nuts.
• 8 divide batter evenly between the two loaf pans.
• 9 bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 65-70 minutes.
• 10 cool slightly, then loosen sides of pan and invert loaf to remove.
• 11 allow to cool on a wire rack.
• 12 while bread is cooling, prepare glaze.
• 13 mix confectioners sugar together with the cinnamon and nutmeg and just enough milk to form a drizzling consistency.
• 14 drizzle glaze over loaves.
• 15 slice loaves and serve when cool.
• 16 to store unused portions, wrap and refrigerate for no longer than 10 days.