Home > Food > Recipes > Pumpkin-Orange Bread
Top Recipe Galleries
View All »
Pumpkin-Orange Bread
Orange marmalade and golden raisins make this pumpkin-orange bread special. Wheat germ and pecans finish the deal.
Serves: 16 1 slice servings
Ingredients:
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup mashed cooked or canned pumpkin
- 2/3 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup orange marmalade
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped dates, golden raisins, or dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup honey crunch wheat germ or toasted chopped pecans
Directions:
- Place the flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl, and stir to mix well. Set aside.
- Place the pumpkin, orange juice, oil, marmalade, and vanilla extract in a small bowl, and stir to mix well. Add the pumpkin mixture to the flour mixture, and stir just until the dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in the dates, raisins, or cranberries and the wheat germ or pecans.
- Coat an 8-x-4-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Spread the batter evenly in the pan, and bake at 325°F for about 50 minutes, or just until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean. Be careful not to overbake.
- Remove the loaf from the oven, and let sit for 15 minutes. Invert the loaf onto a wire rack, turn right side up, and cool to room temperature. Wrap the loaf in plastic wrap or aluminum foil, and allow to sit for several hours before slicing and serving. (This will give the loaf a softer, moister crust.) Refrigerate any leftovers not eaten within 24 hours.
Excerpted from The Best-Kept Secrets of Healthy Cooking by Sandra Woodruff, R.D. Copyright © 2000 by Sandra Woodruff.
To order this book go to www.penguin.com. Get a 15% discount with the coupon code FENPARENT.
Advertisement
highlights
10 Ways to Deal with Temper Tantrums
Temper tantrums are an inevitable part of being parent. Read on for 10 sanity-saving tantrum tips to help calm your child when he's in the throes of emotional turmoil.
8 Printable Thank-You Cards for Your Child's Teacher
Teaching is no walk in the park! Print any of these free printable thank-you cards for teachers to salute your favorite educators for all the hard work this school year.
Explore Funbrain Jr. with Your Preschooler
Looking for fun online games, adorable stories, and cool printables for preschoolers and kindergartners? Check out the new Funbrain Jr., a fun place to learn for children ages 2 to 6.
Award-Winning Apps for Kids of All Ages
Looking for high quality apps for your toddler, preschooler, or school-age child? These 16 award-winning educational apps help kids of all ages learn a thing or two during tech time.
Summer Learning: 11 Everyday Ways to Learn Math
Summertime is a great time to teach your child how math plays a part in his everyday life. These 11 everyday ways to learn math are fun and educational, and will help him see how this subject plays into real life.
Cooking Tips
More Videos:
