Food, Family & Fun: Harvest Pumpkin Bread

Recipe

Food, Family & Fun

A Seasonal Guide to Healthy Eating
Commemorating 50 years of School Lunch

Harvest Pumpkin Bread

1 hour
Serves: 12

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/4 cup margarine
1/4 cup applesauce
2 eggs
1 cup (8 oz.) solid pack pumpkin
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup raisins
1 tsp grated orange rind
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

1. Lightly grease a 9" x 5" x 3" loaf pan or coat with vegetable spray.

2. Beat sugar, margarine, and applesauce until creamy and light (about 5 minutes). Add eggs one at a time and continue to beat. Add pumpkin and mix until smooth.

3. Combine flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Stir into pupkin mixture and mix until smooth.

4. Add raisins, orange rind, orange juice and nuts (optional). Stir well and pour into loaf pan.

5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 60-65 minutes. You can test doneness by sticking a wooden pick into loaf. If it comes out clean, loaf is done. Cut into 12 slices.

Nutrients per serving
1 piece

Calories 220
Saturated fat 0.9 g
Iron 1.7 mg
Protein 3.7 g
Cholesterol 35 mg
Calcium 65 mg
Carbohydrate 42 g
Vitamin A 513 RE
Sodium 261 mg
Total Fat 4.9 g
Vitamin C 3 mg
Dietary Fiber 2 g

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