Beetle Bread

            Beetle Bread

            1 3/4c Flour
            1/4tsp Baking Powder
            1tsp Baking Soda
            1tsp Salt
            1/2tsp Cinnamon
            1/4tsp Ground Cloves
            1 1/3c Sugar
            1/3c Shortening
            2 Eggs
            1c Cooked Pumpkin (fresh or canned)
            1/3c water
            1/2tsp Vanilla
            1c Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
            1/2c Pine Nuts

            Preheat oven to 350' Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves. In a large bowl, beat until fluffy: sugar, shortening and eggs. Fold in pumpkin and mix well. Stir in dry mixture, adding water, vanilla, chocolate and nuts. Pour into lightly greased loaf pans and bake for 45 min to 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean