Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread

This pumpkin bread satisfies my sweet tooth but with a spicy punch. Your whole house will smell like a freakin Yankee Candle when you make this and it just screams fall. It's delicious coming out of the oven and it's even more delicious the next day after the flavors have all melded. This recipe is great for holiday gifts because it makes three loaves.

Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread
Recipe courtesy of AllRecipes.com

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup water
3 cups white sugar
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 7x3 inch loaf pans. In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans. Bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.