Healthy Recipes: Pumpkin Bread

INGREDIENTS:
1/3 cup Canola oil
1/3 cup Applesauce
1 3/4 cup Sugar
4 each Eggs
16 ounces Pumpkin, unsweetened
2/3 cup Yogurt, non-fat plain
1 2/3 cup Whole wheat flour
1 cup White flour
2/3 cup Wheat germ
2 Teaspoons Baking soda
1/2 Teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ground cloves

 

PREPARATION:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, combine oil, applesauce, sugar, eggs, pumpkin, yogurt, and wheat germ. Mix until well blended. (Wet mix)
• In another medium bowl mix white four, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and cloves. (Dry mix)
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until blended. (Don't over mix)
• Pour batter into loaf dish and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the loaf.
• Remove from the oven, allow cooling, and enjoying!

Chef’s Note: Scoop one ounce of the batter into a muffin pan and bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes, or until a toothpick comes clean once poked in the center of the muffin.

Serves: 2 loaves / 36 muffins
Serving Size: 1/12 slice / 1 muffin
Calories: 80
Carbohydrates: 12 grams
Sodium: 95 milligrams
Fiber: 1 gram
Protein: 2 grams