Ingredients for - Grandma's Pumpkin Bread with Raisins and Pecans

1. White sugar 2 ⅔ cups
2. Shortening ⅔ cup
3. Pumpkin Puree 1 (16 ounce) can
4. Eggs 4
5. Water ⅔ cup
6. All-purpose flour 3 ⅓ cups
7. Baking soda 2 teaspoons
8. Salt 1 ½ teaspoons
9. Cinnamon 1 teaspoon
10. Ground cloves 1 teaspoon
11. Baking powder ½ teaspoon
12. Pecan nuts ⅔ cup
13. Raisins ⅔ cup

How to cook deliciously - Grandma's Pumpkin Bread with Raisins and Pecans

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans.

2 . Stage

Cream sugar and shortening in a large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy. Stir in pumpkin puree, eggs, and water. Mix flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and baking powder in a separate bowl; stir into the egg mixture. Fold in pecans and raisins. Spoon equal amounts of batter into the prepared loaf pans.

3 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 70 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely.