Harvest Pumpkin Bread

it felt and smelled like fall as i was walking home from work. so you all get a recipe. recipe given to me by libwitch   in a Yule present cookbook, so smother her in love if you like it as much as i do.

1 cup sugar
1/4 cup margarine
1/4 cup applesauce (get the kind with cinnamon!)
2 eggs
1 cup (8oz) solid packed pumpkin
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon (i added a little extra)

add or leave out as your taste runs-
1/4 cup raisins
1 tsp grated orange rind
1/4 cup orange juice

preheat oven to 350 F. lightly grease 9x5x3 loaf pan. Beat sugar, margarine, and applesauce until creamy and light (about 5 minutes). Add eggs one at a time and continue to beat. add pumpkin and mix until smooth. (it is possible to do this by hand. i did)
combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. stir into pumpkin mixture and mix until smooth.

add any of the raisins, orange rind, and orange juice as you are inclined. (i left out the raisins and it was still delicious)

bake for about an hour. test with a toothpick at the hour mark, bake for 5 more minutes or so if it does not come out clean.

then i would suggest hiding the bread from any family or housemates. i think mine survived about 12 hours.
and i only got a piece or two.
it was tragic.