Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

This recipe makes 4 large loaves of bread and will fill your kitchen-aid stand mixer to the max. You have been warned.

1 and 1/3 cups butter, at room temperature

5 cups sugar

8 eggs

1-28 oz. can of pumpkin

1 and 1/3 cups water

4 tsp baking soda

3 tsp baking powder

1 and 1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp cloves

1 and 1/2 cups chopped nuts (optional)

1 and 1/2 cups raisins (optional)

1 and 1/2 cups chocolate chips (optional)

6 and 2/3 cups flour

Grease and lightly flour 4 loaf pans and set aside. Combine dry ingredients (including spices) in a bowl and whisk. Set aside. Cream together buter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat well. After eggs are beaten into the mixture, alternately add pumpkin, water, and dry ingredients. Blend well. Add nuts/raisins/chocolate chips and pour batter into prepared loaf pans.

Bake at 350F for one hour.

Cool on racks, then remove from pans.