Brother Boniface's Pumpkin Bread

I found this recipe in a magazine a looong time ago. Brother Boniface is/was a 90 yeara old monk that still baked every day for the monastery. It is wonderful pumpkin bread!

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Yields: 2 loaves

Ingredients

• 4  cups all-purpose flour
• 3  cups sugar
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 4  large eggs
• 1  cup  vegetable oil
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 2⁄3 cup water
• 1  cup  chopped pecans or 1  cup walnuts

Directions

1. Beat all ingredients (except nuts) with electric mixer just until dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in nuts.
2. Spoon into two greased and floured 9 x 5 inch loaf pans.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour or until pick inserted in center comes out clean.
4. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes; removed from pans and cool completely on racks.