Pumpkin Bread With an Orange Spice Glaze

Ingredients

Bread Ingredients

• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs

• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree (Not pumpkin pie filling)
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 1/2 cups white flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg

Glaze Ingredients

• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/3 cup orange juice

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350ºF.

2. 2

   Grease 2 8"x4" loaf pans.

3. 3

   In a large mixing bowl, cream together oil, eggs, pumpkin and sugar.

4. 4

   Stir In orange juice.

5. 5

   In another mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg.

6. 6

   Combine both mixtures and mix well.

7. 7

   Spoon batter into pans and bake for 50-60 minutes.

8. 8

   Cool in pans for 10 minutes and turn onto wire racks to finish cooling.

9. 9

   Combine glaze ingredients and brush on warm, but not hot, bread.