Canned Pumpkin Bread(Makes A Great Gift) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/3 c. flour
2 2/3 c. sugar
2 c. pumpkin
2/3 c. shortening
2/3 c. chopped nuts (optional)
2/3 c. water
4 eggs
2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

Cream shortening and sugar.
Beat in eggs, pumpkin and water. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda and spices and beat into the pumpkin mixture.
Add chopped nuts, if desired.
Fill clean, greased, wide mouth pint canning jars half full with prepared batter.
Bake open jars about 60 minutes in an oven at 325\u00b0.
When done, quickly remove one hot jar, at a time and clean its sealing edge.
Immediately apply and firmly tighten a two piece wide mouth canning lid.
The lid will form a vacuum seal as the jar cools. Jars of cooled bread may be stored with other canned foods or place in freezer.
The bread is safe to eat as long as jars remain vacuum sealed.
Yields 8 wide-mouth pint canning jars.