Pumpkin Ginger Bread Loaves

By: Marie King

Bread Ingredients:
2 c. flour
2 t. baking powder
½ t. baking soda
½ c. brown sugar
1 t. cinnamon
½ c. molasses
⅓ c. margarine
1 t. ginger
1 c. canned pumpkin
2 eggs
¼ c. milk

Bread Directions:
In a bowl mix together 1 cup of the flour with the baking powder, baking soda, brown sugar and cinnamon. Add in all the of rest of the ingredients, except for the remaining flour. Mix it with a mixer on low speed until it's combined, then beat it on high for about 2 minutes. Add the remaining flour and beat it for about 2 minutes more or until it's blended. Pour the batter into 2 greased bread loaf pans.

Topping Ingredients:
⅓ c. walnuts, chopped
2 T. sugar

Topping Directions:
Stir the walnuts and sugar together, then sprinkle them over the batter.

Final Directions:
Bake at 350° for 45 - 60 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick in the middle comes out clean.
Cool the loafs in the pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Then remove them from the pans and cool them completely on the wire racks.