Pumpkin Bread

My Grandma Douglas's recipe for pumpkin bread is one of my all-time favorite foods. My kids down it too. This recipe will yield 2- 9x5x3 loaves + 1- 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x2 loaf OR 4 - 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 loaves <---what I always do


4 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups oil
4 eggs, slightly beaten
3 cups pumpkin pie filling (30 oz can) (I just use the 100% pure pumpkin)
4 1/2 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon


1. Mix sugar and oil well.
2. Beat in eggs and pumpkin.
3. Blend in sifted dry ingredients.
4. Pour into greased and floured loaf pans.
5. Bake at 325 for 1 hour or until done
6. Cool 15 minutes, then remove from pans

*Be sure to check your bread before actually calling it done. I bake the 4 smaller loaves and find that an hour PLUS 15 minutes of cooking time usually works out best for me. Otherwise you risk the center being inedible.