Recipe for Thanksgiving.....Shaker Village Pumpkin Bread

Hancock Shaker Village Pumpkin Loaves with Orange Butter
Black Swan Inn B&B

Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1 cup melted butter
3 eggs
2 cups canned heated pumpkin
2 cups sifted flour (1/2 white and 1/2 wheat, or all white)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon double acting baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1/2 cup golden raisins

In bowl, beat sugar, butter and pumpkin to blend. Beat in eggs, one at a time and continue beating until blended. In separate bowl sift together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and all spices. Beat into pumpkin mixture. Divide batter between 3 greased loaf pans (7-1/2 x 3-1/2 x 2-1/4 inches). Bake at 325 degrees for 60 minutes or until straw test comes out clean.

Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove and cool on wire racks.

Orange Butter: Beat together 1 container of sweet whipped butter with 1/2 jar of orange marmalade. Serve with pumpkin bread, toast, or French toast.