Holiday Pumpkin Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 (16 ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon clove
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup pecans, chopped

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream butter and sugar.
Gradually beat in the eggs.
Mix in pumpkin and vanilla.
In separate bowl, sift together the flour, salt, soda, baking powder and spices.
Blend with the pumpkin mixture.
Add the pecans.
Grease and lightly flour 3 (8.4 x 4.4) loaf pans. (I use reusable aluminum pans).
Spoon in the batter and bake for 50-55 minutes.
Check doneness with toothpick. Do not overcook!
Remove from pan, wrap and seal with plastic wrap while hot.