Low fat Omega 3 Pumpkin bread

Hi friends,

Its been a long time since i sat to write a food blog.So am resuming ( i guess :)) with this easy low fat omega 3 rich Pumpkin bread.This seems like an herculean task but it can be whipped up in a jiffy and just that it takes an hour to bake,but hey thats not our worries right? its upto the oven.So here goes the recipe that i adopted from joyofbaking.com and made a couple of changes to make it healthy :P







Level : Easy

Time : 50 - 60 mins

Total time : 1 Hr 15 mins including the preparation of the batter

Makes : 1 Loaf of 9 x 5 inch

Ingredients :

1/2 Cup chopped walnuts

1-3/4 cups all purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 tsp ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

2 tbsp flax seed pwr mixed with 6 tbsp water (or) 2 Large Eggs

1 cup packed darkbrown sugar

1/2 cup canola oil

1/2 - 15 ounce can pure pumpkin

1/4 cup water

3/4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Sources:

Read more: http://joyofbaking.com/breakfast/PumpkinBread.html#ixzz1d2HpFL00


Method :

In a large bowl sift together flour,baking pwr,baking soda,salt,cinnamon and nutmeg. Add in the walnuts in the dry flour mixture.

In another large bowl mix in flax seed pwr,water,oil,pumpkin puree,brown sugar and vanilla extract and whisk to a smooth paste.

Now mix in the dry flour to the wet mixture in 2 or 3 batches and whisk everything together,no need to use a hand mixture,just use a spatula and mix thoroughly without any lumps,but dont over mix ,it will make the bread too hard.

Pour into a 9 X 5 buttered/sprayed with a non stick spray loaf pan and bake at 350 F for 50 - 60 mins until a tooth pick inserted inside comes out clean.

Cool over a cooling rack for 10 mins ,and slice it which ever way you like and enjoy a fresh baked warm pumpkin bread that it so tasty and good for you :)