Spiced Pumpkin Bread

1. Preheat oven 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, mix sugar, applesauce and/or oil, eggs and pumpkin. Set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices.
3. Alternate adding and mixing the dry mix and the 1/2 cup of water into the pumpkin mixture until everything is incorporated.
4. Pour into two 8 or 9″ loaf pans and bake for 50-70 minutes.

I usually use the little mini loaf pans that you see at Michael’s stores all the time. They are so cute! Make great gifts too. I bake the loaf inside the pan, take it out, clean the loaf pan, wrap the bread up and place it back in the cleaned mini loaf pan. Tie a bow or tea towel around it and you are set! If you use mini pans, then shorten your bake time. They bake in 40 minutes, but start checking with a toothpick at 30 minutes.