Mom's Pumpkin Cranberry Bread

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon and 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3 cups granulated sugar

• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup orange juice or water
• 1 cup cranberries

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9 x 5 inch loaf pans.

2. 2

   Combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt in large bowl.

3. 3

   Combine sugar, pumpkin, eggs, vegetable oil and orange juice in large mixer bowl; beat until just blended.

4. 4

   Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture; stir just until moistened.

5. 5

   Fold in cranberries. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pans.

6. 6

   Bake for 60-65 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

7. 7

   Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.