Whole Grain Pumpkin Banana Bread Food

WHOLE GRAIN PUMPKIN-BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Lightly grease an 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, honey, eggs, pumpkin, banana, orange juice or water. and vanilla.
• Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon, stirring to combine.
• Mix in the nuts, if you're using them.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the top of the loaf with Demerara sugar, if desired. Allow the batter to rest for 15 minutes, uncovered.
• Bake the bread for 55 to 70 minutes, or until a cake tester or toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean; and that same tester inserted about 1/2" into the top of the loaf doesn't encounter any totally unbaked batter.
• Remove the bread from the oven, and cool it on a rack. When it's completely cool, wrap it well in plastic wrap, and store it overnight before serving.

BANANA PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, stir together the mashed banana, eggs, oil, pumpkin, honey and sugar. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pie spice and cinnamon, stir into the banana mixture until just combined. Fold in the raisins and walnuts if desired. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool loaf in the pan for 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.

PUMPKIN BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 9 ingredients. In another bowl, combine the eggs, pumpkin, bananas, buttermilk, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Coat muffin cups with cooking spray; fill three-fourths full with batter. Bake at 400° for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in muffin comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

WHOLE WHEAT PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place raisins in a bowl and pour in boiling water to cover by 1 inch. Allow to sit until raisins are plump and rehydrated, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain raisins, and reserve 1/3 cup of the soaking water in a separate bowl.
• Combine whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cloves, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Combine pumpkin puree, sugar, eggs, reserved soaking water, and oil in another bowl; mix with a spoon or whisk until well combined. Stir pumpkin mixture into flour mixture until just moistened. Fold in walnuts and raisins. Pour batter into a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Allow to cool in the pan for 15 minutes then transfer to a wire rack.

WW 2 POINTS - PUMPKIN BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325*F (160*C).
• In a bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a bowl whisk together the pumpkin puree, banana, oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
• Add the flour mixture and stir the batter until it is just combined.
• Transfer to a greased 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan and bake in the middle of the oven for 1 hour, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes on rack before removing.
• Cool completely on rack.
• Store tightly wrapped.