Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

With or without the glaze, this bread is awesome. And if you spot eggnog on the market already, make the glaze with eggnog! SUPERB :)

1 c canned pumpkin puree

1/2 c butter/margarine (room temperature for butter)

2 eggs

1 c sugar

Dry Ingredients:

2 c flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon powder

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice (if not allspice works too!)

Addition:

1/2 c mini chocolate chip (either milk or dark)

1/2 c chopped walnut

Glaze:

1/2 c icing sugar

2-3 tsp milk/half and half/heavy cream/eggnog

In a bowl, mix dry ingredients , set aside

In a separate bowl, mix chocolate chips and chopped walnut, set aside

In another bowl, using a wire whisk, combine egg, sugar, margarine and pumpkin

Stir in dry ingredients followed with chocolate chip and walnut mixture

Spread batter evenly on a greased loaf pan and baked at preheated 350 F for 55 minutes (until knife inserted in center comes out clean)

Cool inside the pan for 10 mins, take out of pan and cool completely on rack (for about 2 h), before glazing

Mix icing sugar and milk, stir and drizzle on cooled bread

Let icing harden for 30 mins then slice