Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

Oven temperature: 325

Total time: 20 min prep ~65 min bake

Yield: 2 loaves

Ingredients:

• 1/2 c. salter butter, melted
• 1 c. granulated sugar
• 1 c. brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 15 oz. can pumpkin puree (or fresh puree)
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp. cloves
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 tbsp. vanilla
• 2 c. flour
• 1 c. chocolate chips (optional)
• 1/2 c. walnuts or pecans (optional)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 and grease two bread loaf pans.
2. Mix together melted butter, sugar, and brown sugar until combined. Beat in eggs one at a time then mix in the pumpkin puree and the vanilla. 
3. In a separate bowl sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
4. Fold in the chocolate chips and/or the nuts (if adding) then split the batter into the two bread loaf pans. Bake for 65 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Serve cold (unless you like in warm.) I like it cold. But I won't judge you if you eat it warm. I won't judge you out loud. But I will judge you quietly.