Pumpkin Bread with Crumb Topping

Category: Bread

Cuisine: American

Ready in 1 hour

Ingredients

1/3 c Raisins (optional)

3 Eggs

3/4 c Butter or margarine,

1 ts Cinnamon

3 1/4 c Flour, divided

2 c Pumpkin (canned or fresh)

1 1/2 ts Baking Powder

1/2 ts Nutmeg

1 1/2 c Chopped pecans or walnuts

1 1/4 c Firm packed light brown

1 1/2 ts Baking soda

3/4 c Granulated sugar

1/2 ts Vanilla


Directions

Grease and flour two 9x5x2 inch loaf pans. Preheat oven to 350 oF. Beat 1/2 c butter in large bowl until smooth and creamy. Add 3/4 c brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy. Blend in pumpkin. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix together 2 1/2 c flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir into pumpkin mixture. Fold in 1 c of pecans and raisins. Spoon batter into pans. With fork, mix remaining butter, brown sugar, flour and pecans. Sprinkle one-half of mix evenly over each loaf; pat down lightly. Bake about 50 minutes or until a cake tester (or toothpick) inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes then remove from pan to rack to cool completely. Makes 2 loaves, 24 servings, 255 calories/serving.

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