Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

"Happiness is Homemade,"  
especially if it is 

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread.

Combine the following dry ingredients in a bowl:

3 cups flour

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp sea salt

Mix wet ingredients:

4 eggs 

2 cups sugar

1 1/2 cups canola oil

2 cups homemade pumpkin puree

Combine dry ingredients and wet until just moist.  Add 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips

Pour into your favorite greased loaf pans.  You can use any size just adjust the cooking time. Bake at 350 for 60-70 minutes.  Insert a knife in the center if it comes out clean they are done.  Allow to cool before cutting.  But be sure to enjoy a few warm pieces.

Making your own pumpkin puree is easy.  Pie pumpkins are make the best puree and are easy to grow.

Growing Pie or Sugar Pumpkins

The pumpkins above are Winter Luxury, a heirloom sugar pumpkin.

Duck eggs are great for baking. The pumpkins puree on the left can be frozen.

Pumpkin puree