Coffee Can Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 2/3 cup water
• 2 cups canned pumpkin
• 3 1/3 cups sifted all-purpose flour (sift, then measure)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup diced walnuts or pecans (optional)

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour four (1 pound) coffee cans (or two standard bread pans).
2. In a mixing bowl, combine oil, eggs, water and pumpkin.
3. In another bowl, sift together flour, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, cinnamon and sugar.
4. Make a well in center of dry ingredients and add pumpkin mixture. Blend until dry ingredients are moist.
5. Stir in raisins and nuts.
6. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
7. Cool briefly in cans or pans before turning out onto a rack.