Vanilla-Glazed Pumpkin Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups sugar
4 eggs, beaten
16 ounces canned pumpkin puree
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup oil
2/3 cup water
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
Glaze
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Beat sugar and eggs until fluffy; add pumpkin and mix well.
In another bowl, combine flour, salt, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and nutmeg together.
Stir dry ingredients into sugar mixture alternating with oil and water; add vanilla, mixing well. Beat for 3 minutes; fold in nuts.
Divide and pour into 3 greased loaf pans. Bake at 350\u00b0 for one hour.
Mix glaze ingredients together in a saucepan boil for 3 minutes.
Brush hot glaze over tops of warm loaves.