Holiday Pumpkin Loaves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 c. hot water
2/3 c. seedless raisins
2/3 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
2 c. molasses
4 eggs, slightly beaten
2 c. canned mashed pumpkin
3 1/3 c. self-rising flour
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease (three) 3 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pans.
Add hot water to raisins and set aside; cool.
Mix (with electric mixer) shortening, sugar and molasses until light and fluffy.
Then on low speed, beat in eggs and pumpkin.
Sift remaining dry ingredients together and toss in chopped nuts. Gradually beat flour-nut mixture into creamed mixture and add raisins and water.
Mix until all dry ingredients are moistened. Pour batter into loaf pans (evenly divided) and bake 1 hour.
Cool for 10 minutes, then turn out of pan and cool on rack.