Pumpkin-mincemeat Bread

Title: PUMPKIN-MINCEMEAT BREAD

Categories: Breads, Christmas

Yield: 60 servings

4 c All-purpose flour

1 t Baking powder

1 1/2 t Baking soda

1 1/2 t Salt

2 T Pumpkin pie spice

1 1/2 c Granulated sugar

1 1/2 c Packed brown sugar

4 Eggs

1/2 c Sourdough starter

2/3 c Water

1 c Vegetable oil

2 c Canned pumpkin

1 1/2 c Prepared mincemeat

1 c Chopped walnuts or pecans

9 x 5 or five

7-1/2 x 4 loaf pans, set aside. Preheat over to

350. In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda,

salt, pumpkin pie spice, granulated sugar and brown sugar; set aside. In a

medium bowl, beat eggs. Stir in sourdough starter, water, oil and pumpkin.

Pour all at once into flour mixture. Stir until dry ingredients are just

moistened. Stir in mincemeat and nuts. Pour evenly into prepared pans.

Bake in preheated oven 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center

comes out clean. Turn out of pans. Cool top side up on a rack. Wrap each cooled loaf in plastic wrap or foil as a gift or to freeze. Thaw wrapped

2 hours. Makes

3 large loaves or medium loaves. --