Dense And Hearty Apple Pumpkin Bread

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 3/4 cup rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 cup apple, peeled, cored and diced
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tablespoon oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease one 9x5 loaf pan.
• 3 combine cinnamon, baking soda, flour and salt in a bowl, set aside.
• 4 combine egg, pumpkin, sugar, water, applesauce and oil in another bowl, beat until blended (but don't blend too finely).
• 5 add the wet mixture to the dry mixture, stir in until just blended.
• 6 fold in the diced apples gently.
• 7 carefully spoon mixture into loaf pan.
• 8 bake for 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. (i have a small oven so it takes a shorter time to bake).
• 9 cool and enjoy. i like my bread sliced and hot, with melted honey spooned onto it or with fat free cream cheese spread.