Chocolate Pumpkin Bread

This recipe was passed on to me by my mother. We would make this bread and give it as gifts at Christmas time.

ingredients

1 1/4 cup oil
3 oz unsweetened chocolate
3 1/2 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1 29-oz can pumpkin
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
3 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 3/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 1/4 tsp ground clove
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 8-oz pkg chocolate chips
1 cup chopped nuts

directions

Melt together over low heat half of oil with chocolate; set aside. Cream remaining oil with sugar. Beat in eggs. Add melted chocolate mixture and blend. Combine pumpkin and vanilla and add to batter. Slowly blend in sifted dry ingredients until moistened, then beat well until no lumps appear. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until firm for small loaf pans, 1 hour 15 minutes for large pans. Let stand 10 minutes, then remove from pans and cool. Makes 3 loaves (9x15 inches); 4 loaves (8x4 inches); 7 cans (1 lb each); or 1 each of 8 inch square pan and 1 10-cup bundt pan.

Source: Julie Curtis