Pumpkin Bread

I used a recipe I hadn't tried before; it was so moist and delicious! I made a few little changes to the recipe I found on allrecipes.com, and here's what I came up with.

1 c butter, room temperature (2 sticks)

3 c sugar

1 tsp vanilla

3 eggs

3 c flour

1 tsp salt

1 T baking powder

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp ground cloves

1 can pumpkin (15 or 16 oz)

semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

Preheat oven to 350. Prepare two regular loaf pans by spraying with non-stick spray. Cream butter and sugar together. Add vanilla and eggs; beat for a few minutes until creamy and well-combined. Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and spices. Add dry mixture to mixer. Mix on low speed just until combined, then add pumpkin (and chocolate chips if you want them) and continue mixing on low just until combined. Divide batter into two loaf pans (Pam Baking works perfectly for this!) and bake for one hour at 350.