Awesome Pumpkin Bread

This bread or cake has a delicious spicy
taste. It can be served as bread or dessert.

1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon each, ground cloves,
nutmeg, and cinnamon
1 2/3 cups flour
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup water
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 eggs
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup chopped dates

Sift the dry ingredients together. Place in
large bowl and add remaining ingredients in
order given, mixing well.
Grease a 9 x 5 x 3" loaf pan and spoon batter
into pan.
Bake about 75 to 90 minutes at 325 degrees
Fahrenheit, until bread pulls away from sides
of pan and toothpick inserted in center comes
out clean. Cool in pan or wire rack. Remove.

This bread is a nice compliment to many meals.

This bread freezes well.