Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 1/3 cup raisins OR currants
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 EGGS
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Directions:

1. HEAT oven to 350°F. COAT bottom and sides of 9 x5x3-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
2. Mix flour, baking soda, spice, salt and baking powder in medium bowl.
3. COMBINE pecans, raisins and 1 tablespoon of the flour mixture in a small bowl; toss.
4. Beat butter and sugar in mixer bowl on medium speed until light and fluffy. BEAT in eggs, pumpkin, orange juice and vanilla. Reduce speed to low.
5. ADD flour mixture; beat until blended. STIR IN pecans and raisins.
6. Pour batter into prepared pan. BAKE in 350°F oven until bread begins to pull away from sides of pan and wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes.
7. COOL on wire rack. LOOSEN bread from sides of pan with thin knife. Gently SHAKE bread out of pan onto rack.