Pumpkin Bread

This recipe was on a page ripped out of a recipe book. It was starred, so Mom must have made it.

Pumpkin Bread
Yield: 2 small loaves

1 1/2 c sugar
1 t soda
1/4 t baking powder
3/4 t salt
1/2 t cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg
1/2 t cloves
1 2/3 c flour
2 eggs, beaten
1 c pumpkin
1/2 c vegetable oil
1/2 c water
1/2 c chopped nuts (and raisins (edited by Mom))

Sift dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Add eggs, water, pumpkin and vegetable oil and stir well. Stir in chopped nuts. Put in greased loaf pans and bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

Well, they weren't kidding when they said it makes two small loaves. One was only about and inch and a half tall; the other was in a smaller pan, and ended up about 2 1/2 or 3 inches tall. Since it just looked like a basic pumpkin bread recipe, I took some liberties with it. I put in about 1/4 c chocolate chips instead of nuts and raisins, I used some whole wheat flour, and I used applesauce instead of oil.
 The end result is good, but very, very moist and heavy. I probably should have done half oil, half applesauce. Also, I will probably add a little more leavening in the future. The cook time was way too much. Mine were done in under an hour. I should also stop using my phone to take bad pictures.