Sunday Baking = Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

YUM!

I am not much of a cook, but I do really enjoy baking.  It has been so hot here lately I haven't wanted to add heat with the oven, so I have put off the urge to bake.    Today was a day of on-off again rain, a bit cooler and felt like the perfect day to finally bake something. 

I made "Great Harvest Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread".

INGREDIENTS

• 2 1/2 cups white flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 3 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 16 oz cooked or canned pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
• 1 cup oil
• 4 eggs, beaten lightly
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

• 1
  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• 2
  Grease two (9x5 inch) loaf pans or three (8x4 inch) loaf pans.
• 3
  Mix flours, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a large bowl; set aside.
• 4
  Mix pumpkin, oil, eggs, and 2/3 cup water together and stir into dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chips.
• 5
  Place batter in prepared pans.
• 6
  Bake 60 or 70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Keep in mind this recipe will make a large amount of bread.  I made one large loaf  and muffins.  Jake and I cut one muffin up, taste tested it, and now the muffins are going to Jake's work tomorrow and our fellow boaters at the dock.  

This was a winner of a recipe. Check it out. They are delicious!