Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

3 cups white sugar
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 cup vegetable oil (or applesauce for less fat)
2/3 cup water
4 eggs
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

-Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 1 pound size coffee cans, or three 9x5 inch loaf pans.

-In a large bowl, combine sugar, pumpkin, oil, water, and eggs. Beat until smooth. Blend in flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts. Fill cans 1/2 to 3/4 full.

-Bake for 1 hour, or until an inserted knife comes out clean. Cool on wire racks before removing from cans or pans.

I'm not really sure what this would be like to bake in coffee cans. I wonder if you can use food storage cans? :) I read that you can also substitute a grated zucchini for one of the eggs. Who would have thought!

This is not a recipe...do not try to eat...

Hey family... I thought I'd show you what I've been up to this month. I didn't want to put it on my blog though since they will be gifts for women in our ward who read our blog sometimes... Our Relief Society Presidency is making Bitty Booties for all the ladies having babies. Here are the two pair that I made:



These were kind of fun to make. They're made out of felt. If you want to give them a try you can find the pattern here, http://www.heatherbaileydesign.com/Booties.html.

...And since there are all these ladies having babies there has been an abundance of baby showers. So I decided to try to make some flannel blankets. I think they turned out ok. I am sewingly challenge so this was a big feat for me. Is that how you spell feat? or is it fete? no, I'm pretty sure it's feat. I think fete is a party and feet are things you walk on. Anyway, they were all fun to make even though it took me a while. i just got some more ribbon from Laura today so back to making bows!