Pumpkin Mincemeat Bread

Ingredients

3 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cup white sugar
2 Tbsps. pumpkin pie spice
2 tsps. baking soda
1 1/2 tsps. salt
1 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
4 eggs, slightly beaten
2/3 cup water
1 cup salad oil
2 cups mashed, cooked, fresh or canned pumpkin
9 ounces box dry mincemeat, crumbled
1 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

Into large bowl, sift flour, white sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt. Mix in brown sugar. Make a well in the center, add eggs, water, oil and pumpkin. Beat at low speed until ingredients are blended, then beat at medium-high speed about three minutes. Stir in mincemeat and nuts. Pour into greased, floured pans and bake at 350 degrees until done. You may use loaf pans or coffee cans. The dough will fit into four 1-pound coffee cans these should be baked 50 to 60 minutes. Or you may use 3 (8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2") loaf pans; bake 55 to 65 minutes. For 2 (9 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 2 3/4") loaf pans, bake 60 to 70 minutes.