Pumpkin Loaf for #PumpkinWeek {#Dairyfree #Recipe}

Happy Saturday - are you ready for the weekend?  Do you have any big plans?  Well, I am happy to say that we - at least at the moment - have zero plans except for carving our Jack-O-Lanterns.  Yes,  Halloween is just around the corner and it is the season for pumpkins.  Right?! Not just Jack-O-Lanterns but it's the time to savor the flavor of pumpkin on our plates and I am so glad to have joined Terri from Love and Confections the gracious host of #PumpkinWeek.  Yes, an entire week of pumpkin recipes was featured from savory dishes like Savory Pumpkin Tart, Pumpkin Orange Soup to hummus to desserts and more. Oh yes, just in time for National Pumpkin Day which is coming up tomorrow; be sure to check out the special Pinterest Board featuring pumpkin recipes.

Now are you ready for my pumpkin loaf - this one is - as always - dairy-free and packed with spices, walnuts plus raisins.  Let me also say that MiaRose and I had so much fun in the kitchen making it.  Oh, and let's not forget to talk about taste - it was gone in less than 24 hours.  Yes,  that is right even Ron who is not the biggest fan of pumpkin loved this Pumpkin Loaf; warm and slathered with Earth Balance {or your favorite type of "butter}.  So good - so easy - so quick and  a keeper - yes the pictures show another un-photogenic recipe - but don't let that deter you…

Pumpkin Loaf

• 1 C sugar
• 3/4 C olive oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 can pumpkin puree
• 2-1/3 C flour
• 2-1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/3 tsp ground cloves
• 1/3 tsp allspice
  
• 1/4 tsp cardamon
• 1 C toasted walnuts, coarsely ground
• 1/2 C golden raisins

*** Preheat oven to 375 F ***

1. In kitchen machine combine sugar with olive oil and mix well.
2. When sugar and olive oil is well combined at one egg at a time until well combined; repeat with all eggs
3. Add pumpkin puree and mix until well combined.
4. In a separate bowl combine flour with baking powder and spices.
5. Add flour mixture to the wet ingredients 1/2 C at a time until well combined
6. Quickly mix walnuts and raisins into the dough
7. Pour dough into a prepared loaf pan
8. Bake for about 60 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean.

Enjoy!

Check out all the #PumpkinWeek Bloggers and their recipes:
Pumpkin Pie Dip by Love and Confections
Pumpkin Pye - that's Pie with a Rye Crust by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Caramel Pumpkin Torte by Lady Behind The Curtain
Pumpkin Loaf by The Not So Cheesy Kitchen
Pumpkin Pie Martini by A Day in the Life on the Farm
Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirl Brownies by A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Muffins by Making Miracles