Orange Pumpkin Loaf

You can try this moist loaf with an orange cream spread, butter, or leave plain. For a variation, try substituting dates for the raisins.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 286 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ⅓ cup butter, softened
• ⅓ cup water
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• ½ cup chopped raisins
• 1 ⅓ cups white sugar
• 1 large orange

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

Step 2

Cut orange into wedges, and remove seeds. Place orange, peel and all, in a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped; set aside.

Step 3

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the pumpkin, water, and the ground orange. Mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir into batter just until moistened. Stir in nuts and raisins. Spoon into the prepared loaf pan.

Step 4

Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes, then remove from pan, and cool on a wire rack.