1 3/4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. pumpkin pie spices
1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. Puritan oil
2 eggs
3/4 c. canned pumpkin
3/4 c. chocolate chips
3/4 c. walnuts or pecans

GLAZE:

1/2 c. powdered sugar
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
1-2 tbsp. cream

Grease bottom only of 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan. In first bowl, sift flour, soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spices. In second bowl, cream softened butter gradually adding sugar, creaming with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in Puritan oil. Add eggs and beat well. Turn mixer to low speed and add dry ingredients ALTERNATELY with canned pumpkin, BEGINNING AND ENDING with dry ingredients. Blend well after each addition. Stir in chocolate chips and 1/2 cup walnuts.

Pour into pan and sprinkle with 1/4 cup walnuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 65-75 minutes or until bread springs back when touched in center. Cool. Combine glaze ingredients, slowly adding the cream until the proper glaze consistency is reached. Drizzle bread with the glaze when it has cooled. Let stand 6 hours before slicing.