Gingerbread Fig Loaf

• Cooking spray
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup small dried Mission figs, halved lengthwise

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
2. Coat an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Line bottom of pan with wax paper; coat wax paper with cooking spray. Set aside.
3. Combine brown sugar and next 4 ingredients; beat with a whisk until smooth.
4. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 6 ingredients in a medium bowl; stir with a whisk. Add figs; stir well. Make a well in center of flour mixture. Add egg mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
5. Bake at 350u0b0 for 48 to 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

cooking spray, brown sugar, butter, applesauce, molasses, eggs, flour, baking soda, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, baking powder, salt, ground cloves, mission figs

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/gingerbread-fig-loaf (may not work)