Ingredients
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1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
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1/2 cup butter
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1 1/2 cups sugar
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2 eggs
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1 cup cooked pumpkin
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3 tablespoons orange zest
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1/4 cup orange juice
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2 1/4 cups flour
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
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1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
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1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
- In large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and 1 egg, then beat in second egg until batter is smooth.
- Stir in pumpkin, orange zest and orange juice.
- In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and spices, then add nuts and dates.
- Pour all at once into batter in mixing bowl and stir by hand only to moisten.
- Pour into prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for 10 minutes, them remove loaf to rack to cool completely.