Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Bread

3½ cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp. baking soda

1½ tsp. cinnamon

½ tsp. baking powder

2 cups sugar

2/3 cup butter flavored Crisco

4 eggs

2 cups pumpkin, cooked, mashed, cooled

1 cup fig conserves

*Preheat confection oven to 325º.

Spray two bread loaf pans (9x5”) with cooking spray, or grease with shortening.

Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and baking powder; set aside.  Beat Crisco and sugar together until light and fluffy; add eggs one at a time and then add pumpkin. Blend well.  Stir in flour mixture and conserves.  Divide amongst the two loaf pans.  Bake 40-45 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool ten minutes and remove from pans to cool on wire racks completely.

*If using a conventional oven preheat to 350º and cook 55-60 minutes.

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