Reprint of pumpkin bread recipe requested

Dear Heloise: My family asked me to make pumpkin bread, and I remember using your recipe. Problem is, I can’t find it. Would you please reprint it? I promise I’ll put it in a safe place. Karen, Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas

I’d be happy to:

Pumpkin bread

1 2‚Ñ3 cups flour

1 1‚Ñ4 cups sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1‚Ñ4 teaspoon salt

1‚Ñ2 cup chopped pecans

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1‚Ñ2 cup salad oil

1 cup canned pumpkin

Sift together dry ingredients. Add the nuts and mix well. Set aside. Combine the remaining ingredients and add to the dry ingredients. Mix until blended. Pour into a 9-by-5-by-3-inch greased and floured loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 60-75 minutes.

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