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Healthy Pumpkin Bread

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25 Blogger by Cristin Bisbee Priest

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  • In the fall and for Thanksgiving, I enjoy baking and eating my favorite bread – pumpkin. I have adapted a traditional recipe to make it a bit healthier. Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • Healthy Pumpkin Bread Recipe
  • •2 cups of organic canned pumpkin
  • •1 cup of organic olive oil
  • •1 cup agave
  • •1 cup molasses
  • •4 organic eggs
  • •3 cups of organic whole wheat flour (or substitute with brown rice flour if you want gluten-free)
  • •1/2 cup ground flax seed
  • •1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • •1 teaspoon of salt
  • •1 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • •1 teaspoon of nutmeg
  • •1 teaspoon of allspice
  • •1/2 cup of chopped pecans for garnish (optional)
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PREP TIME 20 Min READY IN 1 Hr 20 Min
COOK TIME 1 Hr SERVINGS 10
MAIN INGREDIENT Vegetable
MEAL/COURSE Snack
TYPE OF DISH Cakes and Cookies
SEASON/OCCASION Thanksgiving
COOKING METHOD Oven
CUISINE American

Preparation

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Sift together dry ingredients – flours, flax seed, salt and baking soda.
  3. Mix pumpkin, eggs, oil, agave, molasses and spices. Combine wet and dry ingredients, mix thoroughly. Add some tablespoons of water if too thick.
  4. Pour batter into a well-buttered 9-inch loaf pan.
  5. Sprinkle pecans on top.
  6. Bake 45-60 minutes or until center is firm and an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.
  7. Makes two loaves.

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