Orange Pumpkin Loaf

Ingredients

• 1 large orange
• 0.33 cups butter , softened
• 1.33 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 0.33 cups water
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.75 teaspoons salt
• 0.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoons ground cloves
• 0.5 cups chopped walnuts
• 0.5 cups chopped raisins

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

2. 2

   Cut orange into wedges, and remove seeds. Place orange, peel and all, in a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped; set aside.

3. 3

   In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the pumpkin, water, and the ground orange. Mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir into batter just until moistened. Stir in nuts and raisins. Spoon into the prepared loaf pan.

4. 4

   Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes, then remove from pan, and cool on a wire rack.