Pumpkin Bread - Foster's Market (Or Muffins or Bundt Cake)

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup canola oil or safflower oil

• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Grease and lightly flour two 9 by 5 by 3-inch loaf pans or one 12 cup bundt pan. (Or line 24 muffin cups with paper muffin cup liners).

3. 3

   Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl and set aside.

4. 4

   Whisk together the sugar, eggs, and oil in a separate bowl until well blended. Stir in the pumpkin, water and vanilla and mix well.

5. 5

   Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture and stir just until all the ingredients are moist. Do not over mix.

6. 6

   Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pans and bake about 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center of each loaf comes out clean (start checking at about the 45 minute mark). If making muffins, bake for about 15 minutes.

7. 7

   Let rest for 10 to 15 minutes before removing from the pans.