The aroma of this bread as it bakes is the perfect compliment to a cool autumn day.
It's delicious warm out of the oven or toasted the next day. Try it plain as a dessert. Or, for a post-workout snack, top it with all-natural peanut butter, sunflower seed butter or lowfat/nonfat cottage cheese sprinkled with cinnamon.
More: The Health Benefits of Cinnamon
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose, unbleached flour
- 3/4 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/4 cup all-natural plain or vanilla yogurt or nonfat buttermilk
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar or raw sugar
- 1 tablespoon black-strap molasses (optional)
- 1 1/3 cups canned pumpkin puree
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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About the Author
Katie Jeffrey, MS, RD, CSSD, is a registered dietitian, Board Certified as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics, a columnist, and the owner of FitNutrition, LLC, in Stonington, CT. She provides individual nutrition counseling, sports nutrition counseling for athletes and educational nutrition presentations on various topics for all age groups. For more information, call 860-917-6131 or go online to www.fitnutrition.net. Join FitNutrition, LLC on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/FitNutritionLLC.
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