Spicy Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 1/3 cups packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup fat-free milk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
• Cooking spray
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and the next 7 ingredients (flour through cloves) in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture. Combine sugar and the next 5 ingredients (sugar through pumpkin) in a bowl, and stir well with a whisk until smooth. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
3. Spoon batter into 2 (8 x 4-inch) loaf pans coated with cooking spray, and sprinkle with walnuts. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool loaves in pans 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pans. Cool loaves completely; cut each loaf into 12 slices.