WINNER – BREADS – PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE LOAF
- 3¾ cups flour
- 3½ cups sugar
- 1½ tsp. salt
- 1½ tsp. baking powder
- 1¼ tsp. baking soda
- 1¼ tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. ground cloves
- ½ tsp. nutmeg
- 3 eggs
- 1 can (29 oz.) solid-pack pumpkin
- 1¼ cups Canola oil
- Unsweeted chocolate (3 oz.) (melted and cooled)
- 1½ tsp. vanilla
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
In a large bowl, combine first 8 ingredients. In another large bowl, whisk eggs, pumpkin, oil, chocolate and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in chips. Transfer to 4 greased 8″X4″ loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. These freeze well!