Pumpkin Bread

Recipe is from Jeannie Tolbert

3 cups sugar
1 cup oil
4 eggs
2/3 cup water
1 (15-oz) can pumpkin
3 ½ cups flour
1 cup chocolate chips
2 tsp soda
½ tsp baking powder
2 tsp salt
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice
½ cup nuts

Mix sugar, oil, eggs, pumpkin and water together. Sift dry ingredients and add to above mixture. Mix well. Stir in chocolate chips, nuts, and mix well.

Pour batter into 2 large loaf pans or 4 small pans which have been greased and lightly dusted with flour or sugar. Bake large loaves 1 hour at 350 degrees (bake smaller loaves shorter time).