Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup sweetened applesauce
• 2/3 cup water
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour three 7x3-inch loaf pans.
2. In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, applesauce, water sugar, and vanilla until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.
3. Bake for 50-55 minutes in the preheated oven. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.