Cranberry-raisin Pumpkin Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup dried sweetened cranberries (craisins)
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350-degrees f.
• 2 spray loaf pan (9"x5") with cooking spray.
• 3 sift dry ingredients (flour- baking powder) together in small bowl.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 cream butter or margarine in large bowl of electric mixer.
• 6 gradually add sugar.
• 7 beat in eggs, one at a time.
• 8 add pumpkin and vanilla.
• 9 add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk.
• 10 fold in cranberries, raisins and walnuts (if using).
• 11 transfer batter to prepared pan.
• 12 bake for 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• 13 cool in pan on cooling rack for 15 minutes before inverting bread on cooling rack to finish cooling.