Yummy Holiday Gingerbread Loaf Recipe

You saw it in the wordless Wednesday post above, now you can make some too.

What You Need

     1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

     3/4 cup whole wheat flour

     2 tsp baking powder

     1 tsp ginger (ground)

     1/2 tsp baking soda

     1/4 tsp salt

     1/4 tsp cardamom ( ground)

     1/4 tsp cinnamon (ground)

      1/4 tsp nutmeg (ground)

     1 cup low-fat milk (warmed to 100° to 110°)

     1/2 cup molasses

     1/4 cup canola oil

     3 Tbsp prunes (puréed)

     2 large eggs (lightly beaten)

     3/4 cup dark brown sugar (packed)

     1/2 cup golden raisins

    Non stick cooking spray

     2 Tbsp finely chopped walnuts

    Large Mixing Bowl

   Medium mixing bowl

   Whisk

    9x 5 loaf pan

   Wire cooling rack ( optional)

    Thermometer

Before You Start : Preheat oven to 350°. Spray inside of loaf pan with cooking spray.

Let’s Make It! In a large mixing bowl combine flours, baking powder, ginger, baking soda, salt, cardamom, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix together. In a medium mixing bowl combine milk molasses, canola oil, prunes, and eggs. Mix well with a whisk stirring until well blended. Add sugar, stirring until well blended. With the back of a spoon or your hand make a well in center of flour mixture. Add milk mixture to flour mixture; stir just until combined. Stir in raisins. Scrape batter into loaf pan .Sprinkle walnuts in a 2 1/2-inch-wide strip down center of loaf. Bake about an hour ( or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.) Cool loaf in pan (on a wire rack works best)

Serves about 12 slices

*Katies Tid Bits-try using a jar of prunes baby food instead of the puréed prunes