Pumpkin Bread

This is a great bread for any time of the year. Not just around pumpkin season. It's canned pumpkin that you use, so ... make it tonight! Sometimes I add chocolate chips to make it a sweet bread and kind of a nice treat!

INGREDIENTS

• 5/8 cup warm water
• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 3/4 cups bread flour
• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

DIRECTIONS

1. Place ingredients in bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select basic setting. Start.
2. To bake bread in oven: shape dough and place in a greased loaf pan. Allow to rise in a warm spot until doubled in size. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 35 to 45 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the center of the loaf reads 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).