Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin (or you could use fresh)
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup orange juice or water
- 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries (craisons) (I always add more of these - 1 1/2 to 2 cups)
Directions
PREHEAT oven to 350° F. Grease and flour two 9 x 5-inch loaf pans or three 8x4 pans or six 5x3 pans.COMBINE flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Combine sugar, pumpkin, eggs, oil and juice in large mixer bowl; beat until just blended. Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in cranberries. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pans.
BAKE
9x5 pans: 60 min
8x4 pans: 55 min
5x3 pans: 50 min
or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out
clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes; remove to wire racks
to cool completely.
I have used this recipe for quite a few years. I got it out of a Nestlee Cookbook that my aunt Patty gave me a while ago for Christmas. :)