Orange Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup shortening
• 2 2/3 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves

• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin
• 2/3 cup water
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 2/3 cup raisins
• 2 teaspoons grated orange rind

Directions

1. 1

   Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed of an electric mixer.

2. 2

   Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.

3. 3

   Combine flour and next 5 ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin, beginning and ending with flour mixture.

4. 4

   Add water and orange juice, mixing well.

5. 5

   Stir in raisins and orange rind.

6. 6

   Spoon batter into two greased and floured 9x5x3-inch loaf pans.

7. 7

   Bake at 350°F for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

8. 8

   Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely on wire racks.