Pumpkin Bread

INGREDIENTS
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup Pure Pumpkin
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice*
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease 9x5-inch loaf pan (or two small pans)
Combine flour, pumpkin, brown sugar, butter, eggs, spice, baking soda, salt and baking powder in large mixer bowl.  Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often for 1 to 2 minutes until well mixed.  Spoon batter into prepared pan.

Bake for 45 to 55 minutes (or 30 to 35 minutes for small pans) or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; remove to wire rack to cool completely.

* Substitute 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger and 1/4 teaspoon each ground nutmeg and ground cloves for pumpkin pie spice.

** You can add 3/4 cup chocolate chips to batter if you like pumpkin chocolate chip bread!