Harvest Pumpkin-Pineapple Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    nonstick cooking spray
    2 1/2 cups sugar
    1/2 cup butter, softened
    1 (15 ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin
    1 (8 1/4 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice (juice reserved)
    4 large eggs
    3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
    2 teaspoons baking soda
    2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
    1 teaspoon salt
    confectioners' sugar (optional)
Preparation
    Heat oven to 350\u00b0F Lightly spray two, 8 1/2x4-inch loaf pans with cooking spray. Beat sugar and butter in a bowl until blended. Add pumpkin, pineapple and eggs; beat well. Set aside.
    Combine flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice and salt in a separate bowl; stir into the pumpkin mixture, mixing until the dry ingredients are completely moistened. Divide batter between the prepared pans; spread evenly.
    Bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes. Remove from pans and cool on wire racks. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, if desired.
    Variation: If desired, walnuts may be added to the batter. Just prepare recipe as directed, stirring in one cup coarsely chopped walnuts when adding the dry ingredients.
    Nutritional Information Per Serving:
    Calories 310; Total fat 7g; Saturated fat 4g; Cholesterol 70mg; Sodium 320mg; Carbohydrate 56g; Fiber 2g; Protein 5g; Vitamin A 80%DV*; Vitamin C 2%DV; Calcium 2%DV; Iron 10%DV.
    * Daily Value.

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