115-ounce can canned pumpkin puree (just shy of two cups)
2cupsall-purpose flour
1teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonbaking powder
1teaspooncloves
1teaspooncinnamon
½teaspoonkosher salt
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Lightly oil two 9×5-inch, three 8×4-inch, or 4 6×4-inch loaf pans.
In a large bowl, combine the sugar, butter, eggs, and pumpkin, and stir until well blended. In another medium bowl, blend together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cloves, cinnamon, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture in two batches, stirring just until the dry ingredients are incorporated. Divide the mixture evenly between the loaf pans.
Bake the larger (9×5-inch) pans for 55 to 65 minutes, the medium (8×4-inch) pans for 40 to 50 minutes, and the smaller (6×4-inch) pans for 35 to 45 minutes. Test any loaf for doneness by inserting a wooden skewer in the center and seeing if it comes out clean.
Cool the loaves in the pans on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then turn the loaves out of the pans and finish cooling on the racks.
Notes
You want to get the breads out of the pans fairly quickly after taking them out of the oven — if the loaves stay in the pans, they risk getting gummy at the bottom. Let them cool in the pan for about 15 minutes on a wire rack, just until it cools enough to hold its shape. Then, turn them out of the pan and finish cooling the loaves upright on a wire rack.