Pumpkin Bread
You'll want to double this recipe during the holidays! The aroma while cooking will render any home instantly cozy.
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon
sea salt 1 teaspoon
ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon
ground cloves 1 teaspoon
ground cinnamon 2 eggs
1/2 cup honey
1 cup pumpkin, cooked and mashed
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon
baking soda 1/4 cup buttermilk
1 cup raisins
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Sift together flour and spices. In a separate bowl, beat eggs, honey, pumpkin and oil together. In another bowl, dissolve baking soda in buttermilk. Alternately add flour and buttermilk mixture to the pumpkin mixture, stirring well between additions. Stir in raisins.
Pour into a greased loaf pan and place in center of oven. Bake until loaf tests done with a toothpick, about 1 1/2 hours. (Cover with aluminum foil if top gets dark before loaf tests done.)
As prepared, each serving contains 190 calories, 8g total fat, 25mg cholesterol, 170mg sodium, 28g total carbohydrate and 3g protein.