Pumpkin Maple Nut Bread
- 9 prunes
- 3 tablespoons water
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups canned solid-pack pumpkin
- 1 cup (about 4 ounces) coarsely chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 egg whites, beaten to blend
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Butter 9x5x2 1/2-inch loaf pan.
- Place paper liners in 6 muffin cups.
- Puree prunes and water in processor until smooth.
- Combine flour, sugar, oats, baking soda, allspice and cinnamon in medium bowl.
- Mix pumpkin, pecans maple syrup, oil, egg whites and pureed prunes in large bowl.
- Stir in dry ingredients into pumpkin mixture (batter will be thick).
- Spoon batter into loaf pan until 3/4 full.
- Smooth top with spatula.
- Divide remaining batter among 6 muffin cups.
- Bake muffins until tester inserted into center of muffin comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
- Bake bread until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 5 minutes.
- Cool muffins and bread on racks and cool completely.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Wrap tightly and store at room temperature.)
prunes, water, flour, sugar, oats, baking soda, ground allspice, ground cinnamon, solidpack, pecans, maple syrup, vegetable oil, egg whites
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pumpkin-maple-nut-bread-2646 (may not work)