So Good It Makes Other Pumpkin Breads Sad

3 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 cup vegetable oil
3 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 cups canned pumpkin
1 cup chopped pecans

Sift together first 7 ingredients and set aside. In a large bowl combine vegetable oil and sugar. Beat eggs well and add to oil/sugar mixture along with canned pumpkin. Mix well and fold in dry ingredients. Stir in nuts. Bake in greased loaf pans at 325 for 1 1/2 hours. Makes two loaves. Or bake in muffin cups at 350 for about 25 min. or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Makes 24 muffins.

We would always make lots of batches to mysteriously leave on doorsteps at Christmastime. Clean out a bunch of 15 oz. cans and fill them about 2/3 full to bake them. When they cool, pour a little icing over the top and add a maraschino cherry. Very cute.

This is the best stuff on the planet. I'm going to make some now.