Nutty pumpkiny goodness.

Finally got around to trying out one of the best-looking recipes in this month's issue of Cooking Light! I LOVE this magazine, and I've been a subscriber for years. We thought this bread was VERY tasty. Only one caveat - I used a clear glass loaf pan, and both loaves stuck a little to the bottom (not the sides) of the pan. If I made this again with the same pan, I might flour and grease the bottom of it. Just an FYI.

Pecan-Topped Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients

3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (about 15 ounces)

1 tablespoon baking powder

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

2 cups granulated sugar

1/2 cup egg substitute (I did not have this; I just added another egg.)

1/2 cup canola oil

1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk

2 large eggs

2/3 cup water

1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin

Cooking spray

1/3 cup chopped pecans (I added more pecans. I put some in the batter and the rest on the top of the loaf.)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 6 ingredients (through allspice) in a bowl.

Place sugar, egg substitute, oil, buttermilk, and eggs in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed until well blended. Add 2/3 cup water and pumpkin, beating at low speed until blended.

Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture, beating at low speed just until combined. Spoon batter into 2 (9 x 5-inch) loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle pecans evenly over batter. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool 10 minutes in pans on a wire rack; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire rack.

Yield

2 (generous) loaves; 12 servings per loaf (serving size: 1 slice)

Nutritional Information

CALORIES 198(30% from fat); FAT 6.6g (sat 0.7g,mono 3.6g,poly 1.9g); PROTEIN 3.4g; CHOLESTEROL 18mg; CALCIUM 53mg; SODIUM 287mg; FIBER 1.2g; IRON 1.4mg; CARBOHYDRATE 32.3g

Margaret Patterson, Milton, Florida , Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2007