Cranberry Pumpkin Bread

I had a can of pumpkin puree and some craisins I wanted to use. I looked around for a recipe to incorporate both and found this:

3¾ cups flour
3 cups white granulated sugar
4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

4 eggs
1 - 15 oz can pumpkin puree
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup broken walnuts

I a large bowl, combine first 5 ingredients.
In another bowl, beat together pumpkin, eggs and oil.
Stir pumpkin mix into dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
Fold in cranberries and nuts.
Pour into a 9 x 12" baking dish that has been treated with cooking spray. Spread evenly.
Bake at 350° for 70 - 80 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

I cut down on the sugar and only used 2 cups. I also forgot the nuts, so I just dumped them on top. I expected the batter to be like cake batter, but it was pretty stiff, more like bread dough. I though something was wrong, but I turned out okay although I don't think it would win any prizes at the county fair. Also, I only baked to about an hour, turning the baking dish after 40 minutes.

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