Hershey's Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 15 ounces pumpkin
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2/3 cup water
• 4 eggs
• 10 ounces peanut butter chips
• 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• 1 cup raisins (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. 2

   Grease and flour three 8.5x4.5x2.5-inch loaf pans.

3. 3

   Stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon and set aside.

4. 4

   Stir together pumpkin, oil, water and eggs in a large bowl then gradually add the dry ingredients, stirring until blended.

5. 5

   Stir in peanut butter chips, nuts and raisins, if desired. Divide evenly between prepared pans.

6. 6

   Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

7. 7

   Cool in pans for 10 minutes then remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.