Amy's Pumpkin Bread

Name: Amy's Pumpkin Bread
Ingredients: 3 cups sugar; 1 cup applesauce (original recipe called for oil here. same amt); 4 eggs; 2 cups canned pumpkin; 23 cup water; 3 13 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 12 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon nutmeg; 12 cup pecans, chopped (optional)

11 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

3 cups sugar
1 cup applesauce (original recipe called for oil here. same amt)
4 eggs
2 cups canned pumpkin
23 cup water
3 13 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 12 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
12 cup pecans, chopped (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2

Grease and flour 2 loaf pans.
3

Mix sugar and applesauce (or oil) with mixer.
4

Add eggs and blend.
5

Add pumpkin and blend.
6

Add water and blend.
7

Combine remaining ingred.
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in seperate bowl and add gradually.
9

Fill pans equally and bake for 1 hour or until brown.
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Variations:
11

You may omit the nuts all together.
12

Glaze them or put icing on top after they have cooled.
13

You may add nuts to the batter & use a stressal-type topping (added before baking to give them a nicer appearance and more of a crunch.
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(I've tried all varieties and they were all a hit).