Pumpkin Bread

My old neighbor Kristin made this bread back when Ben and I were first married and it was delicious so of course I asked her for the recipe. She actually got it from another friend of ours, Mikaela. So here's one of my favorite recipes for pumpkin bread with chocolate chips!...love the combination of pumpkin and chocolate. A couple of notes: I prefer to use oil instead of butter for this recipe. If you double this recipe it makes three regular size loaves. As is, this recipe makes four small loaves.

Pumpkin Bread

1 3/4 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg (I only do 1/4 tsp.)
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/2 cup melted butter (or oil)
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 egg beaten
1/3 cup water
1/2 bag chocolate chips (about 1 cup)

Combine dry ingredients. In another bowl, combine pumpkin, egg and water. Add pumpkin mixture to dry mixture along with butter (or oil). Mix until dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in chocolate chips. Pour into greased loaf pan(s). Bake at 350 for about an hour or until toothpick comes out clean. Can also make muffins. They take about 20-25 minutes to bake.