Orange Pumpkin Bread I

Submitted by Mary Scheffert

"Another tasty bread using pumpkin!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 2 loaves

ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup shortening
• 2 2⁄3 cups sugar
• 1 medium orange
• 2⁄3 cup water
• 4 eggs
• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling!)
• 3 1⁄3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2⁄3 cup chopped pecans
• 2⁄3 cup chopped dates (, or raisins)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350- grease two 9x5 loaf pans.
2. Cut whole orange into wedges& remove seeds& membranes; place in blender with water& puree.
3. In a large mixer bowl, cream shortening& sugar thoroughly.
4. Add orange puree to creamed mixture, then eggs& pumpkin, and mix well.
5. Add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture, stir in pecans and dates (or raisins).
6. Pour batter evenly into prepared loaf pans, and bake 1 hour or until tests done.
7. Remove from pans& place on wire rack to cool completely.

Reviews

[sunsetdragon]

This recipe smells absolutely wonderful as it is baking and is great for using up oranges (juice the oranges and add water to get the 2/3 cup water). I adjusted mine to cut some of the sugar (1 cup Splenda, 1 cup sugar, 1/3 cup packed brown sugar), use up some pumpkin pie spices (Trader Joe's, 3 generous teaspoons), and I added 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and an