Name: Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread
Key Ingredient: pumpkin puree
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup water
3 cups granulated sugar
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup raisins, (optional)
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour three 7" x 3" loaf pans. In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Lightly stir in raisins, if using. Pour into prepared pans.
Bake for about 50 minutes or until tester inserted in center of loaf comes out clean.