Pumpkin loaves with orange butter

Pumpkin Loaves with Orange Butter recipe

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Ingredients:

2 cups sugar

1 cup melted butter

3 eggs

2 cups canned heated pumpkin

2 cups sifted flour (1/2 white and 1/2 wheat, or all white)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon double acting baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

1/2 cup golden raisins

Instructions:

In bowl, beat sugar, butter and pumpkin to blend. Beat in eggs, one at a time and continue beating until blended. In separate bowl sift together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and all spices. Beat into pumpkin mixture. Divide batter between 3 greased loaf pans (7-1/2 x 3-1/2 x 2-1/4 inches). Bake at 325 degrees for 60 minutes or until straw test comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove and cool on wire racks.

Orange Butter: Beat together 1 container of sweet whipped butter with 1/2 jar of orange marmalade. Serve with pumpkin bread, toast, or French toast.