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Pumpkin Bread



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Pumpkin Bread

We’ve scooped out some of the fat in this popular dessert bread.


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Our healthified recipe for pumpkin bread will carve a smile on anyone's face! Let the natural sweetness of one of America's favorites be one of yours, now with half the fat.

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour > 2 cups all-purpose flour plus 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
3 cups sugar > 2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons salt > 1 teaspoon salt
4 eggs > 3/4 cup fat-free egg product
1 cup vegetable oil > 1/2 cup canola oil

Nutritional Highlights

Calories
270  (before)

190  (after)
Total Fat
10 g (before)

5 g (after)
Cholesterol
35 mg (before)

0 mg (after)
Sodium
330 mg (before)

240 mg (after)
Prep Time:20 min
Start to Finish:2 hr 40 min
makes:2 loaves (12 slices each)

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 can (15 oz) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
1 cup fat-free (skim) milk
3/4 cup fat-free egg product
1/2 cup canola oil


1  Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottoms only of two 9x5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix flours, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and cloves until well blended.
2  In medium bowl, mix pumpkin, milk, egg product and oil until well blended. Stir into flour mixture until well blended. Spoon batter evenly into pans.
3  Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Use 9 1/2-inch deep-dish pie plate. Increase fat-free (skim) milk for pastry to 1/4 cup.

Nutritional Information

1 slice: Calories 190 (Calories from Fat 45); Total Fat 5g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 240mg; Total Carbohydrate 32g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 18g); Protein 3g % Daily Value Vitamin A 60%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4% Exchanges 1 Starch, 1 Other Carbohydrate, 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices 2