Pumpkin Pecan Loaves

Ingredients:

3 1/3 cup flour
3 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 can (15 oz) solid packed pumpkin
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, lightly beaten
2/3 cups water
½ cup chopped pecans

Caramel Glaze:
¼ cup butter or margarine
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup whipping cream
2/3 cup powder sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Directions:

• Combine first six ingredients in a bowl
• Combine pumpkin, oil, eggs and water into separate bowl. Mix Well.
• Stir pumpkin mix into dry ingredients until combined.
• Stir in the pecans.
• Pour into 2 greased and lightly floured 9 X 5 bread pans
• Bake at 350 degrees for 60-65 minutes. Check with toothpick to see if it comes out dry.
• Cool the bread before removing from pans onto wire racks.
• For the glaze, combine the butter, sugar and whipping cream into a sauce pan.
• Cook until sugar is dissolved.
• Cool for 20 minutes.
• Stir in the powder sugar and vanilla until smooth.
• Drizzle the glaze over the cooled bread loaves