Pumpkin Pecan Loaves

3 1/3 cups flour

3 cups sugar

2 tsp. baking soda

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

1 15 oz. can of pumpkin

4 eggs, lightly beaten

1/3 cup water

1/2 cup chopped pecans (I of course use walnuts)

Carmel Glaze

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup whipping cream

2/3 cup powdered sugar

1/ tsp vanilla

Directions

In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients.  Combine the pumpkin, oil, eggs and water in another bowl.  Mix well.   Stir into dry ingredients just until combined, fold in the pecans.

Spoon into 2 greased 9x5x3 loaf pans.  Bake 350 for 60-65 min or until a tookpick comes out clean.  Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans.

For Glaze, combine butter, sugars and cream in a sauce pan.  Cook until sugar is dissolved.  Cool for 20 minutes.  Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.  Drizzle over cooled loaves.  

This bread is good alone as well as with the glaze.