The following Family & Consumer Sciences article originally printed in the 2017 Winter edition of the Oldham County Extension newsletter.

Fall Spiced Pumpkin Bread Recipe

Try this new Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud recipe at your next family gathering.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cup whole-wheat flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup melted margarine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 cups pumpkin puree
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

Heat oven to 350 °F. Mix flours, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin spice, and salt; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together margarine, sugar, honey, pumpkin puree, and olive oil. Blend in eggs. Add flour mixture. Stir until dry ingredients are moistened. Spray a 8-by-4 inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray. Pour batter into pan; sprinkle walnuts on top of batter. Bake for 1 hour. Remove from oven and cover with foil. Return to oven and bake an additional 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes and remove from pan.

Nutritional Analysis:

220 calories, 13 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 30 mg cholesterol, 270 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 14 g sugars, 4 g protein