Carrot Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups grated carrots
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1 1/3 cups water
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/ 2 tsp salt
• 1/ 2 tsp cloves
• 1/ 2 tsp allspice
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

1. 1
   Combine first five ingredients in a pot and boil gently for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients. Pour batter into two standard loaf pans, sprayed with cooking spray.
2. 2
   Bake in a 350° oven for 1 hour or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Allow to cool on a wire rack. Slice and serve plain, with butter, peanut butter, apple butter or cream cheese.