Found this recipe in last November and a friend of mine *COUGHMOONYCOUGH* loves pumpkin and 'demanded' we make it. So, here it is! Even went a little over the top with it and added a few extras to it.

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Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:

• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
  
• 4 eggs
  
• 1 cup vegetable oil (we used 3/4 cup and it came out completely fine, so no worries if you skim a little away from a whole cup)
  
• 2/3 cup water
  
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
  
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
  
• 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  
• 2 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
  (OPTIONAL)
  
• 1 cup chocolate chips
  
• TT dried cranberries

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 8.5 x 4 x 2.5 inch loaf pans.

2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a large bowl with an electric mixer, combine pumpkin, eggs, oil, water, vanilla and sugar until well blended.

3. In a medium bowl, sift about 3 1/2 cups of flour, spoon into the measuring cup again, and measure 4 cups out of that (discarding any leftover flour), pouring into a latge bowl. Combine baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice with sifted flour until just mixed.

4. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended (Also, this is the time where you want to add any other ingredients that you want to "spruce" up the bread, like chocolate chips. I also sprinkled dried cranberries atop my personal loaf, it came out wonderfully). Pour batter into the greased pans.

5. Bake in preheated oven for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Pull from the oven and let rest on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes before handling.

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This is a pretty easy bread to make and can be used for breakfast, a snack, and even as dessert! It's got a wonderful flavor, great density, and is just right for filling your home up with the drool-worthy scent of deliciousness <3

EDIT
For TFF2015 as per my tradition, I made this recipe as a con snack for me and my close friends. This time though, I decided to tweak and try sifting the flour before mixing it in and the results were great! The bread was lighter, softer, and not quite as dense as quick breads usually are. I highly suggest trying the technique out if you plan on making this recipe. It gave two perfectly sized loaves of chocolately pumpkin goodness.

TT: to taste