Pumpkin Bread with Crystallized Ginger

(makes 2 loaves, about 24 slices each)

Ingredients for recipe:

• 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin
  
  


• 1⅔ cups sugar
  
  


• ⅔ cup unsweetened applesauce
  
  


• 2 tsp vanilla
  
  


• 2 eggs + 4 egg whites
  
  


• ½ cup 1% low-fat milk
  
  


• 3 cups all-purpose flour
  
  


• ½ tsp baking powder
  
  


• ½ tsp ground cloves
  
  


• 2 tsp baking soda
  
  


• 3 tbsp crystallized ginger, chopped
  
  


• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  
  

Vanilla glaze:

• ⅔ cup powdered sugar
  
  


• 3 tsp warm water
  
  


• ¼ tsp vanilla
  
  

Preparation (Vanilla glaze):

• Thoroughly mix glaze ingredients in a bowl.
  
  


• Drizzle on bread.
  
  


• Sprinkle with chopped crystallized ginger.
  
  

Preparation:

• Move oven rack to bottom position. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  
  


• Grease 2 loaf pans, 8½ x 4½ x 2½ or 9 x 5 x 3".
  
  


• Mix pumpkin, sugar, applesauce, milk, vanilla and eggs in a large-size bowl.
  
  


• Stir in remaining ingredients except vanilla glaze and ginger.
  
  


• Pour batter evenly into each of the pans. Bake for about 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in middle of bread comes out clean.
  
  


• Cool for 10 minutes then loosen bread and cool completely on a wire rack (about 1 hour).
  
  

Make 24 Servings:

Weight Loss Recipes Amount Per Serving (1 slice (89 g)): 166 Calories, 5 g Protein, 31 g carbohydrates, 1 g Dietary Fiber, 2 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 86 mg cholesterol, 191 mg sodium