Things You’ll Need

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup pumpkin purée
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Gather all the ingredients - this is fun!

For fresh pumpkin, cut up pumpkin, discard stringy stuff and save seeds for later munching.

Bake pumpkin chunks at 350°F on a cookie sheet until soft, about 45 min to an hour. Cool, scoop out the flesh. Freeze whatever you don’t use for future use. Or, you can also roast or boil pumpkin pieces until tender, then remove and discard the skin.

Preheat oven to 350°F Sift together the flour, salt, sugar and baking soda. Mix the pumpkin, oil, eggs, 1/4 cup of water, and spices together, then combine with the dry ingredients, but do not mix too thoroughly. Stir in the nuts. Pour into a well-buttered 9×5x3 inch loaf pan.

Bake 50-60 minutes until a knife inserted into middle comes out clean. Turn out of the pan and let cool on a rack.
Makes one loaf.

I doubled this recipe and added a bit more pumpkin then called for (since I had so much!) and it is wonderful - everyone loves it!!

Make 2 and give one away - or have  a party!

~Pam~