Pumpkin Oat Loaf, 3 ways

A great basic pumpkin bread recipe with 3 fun and easy variation.

Ingredients:

1 + 1/3 cup whole wheat pastry flour (or regular whole wheat flour will do too)
½ teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup oats
2 tablespoons canola oil
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup pumpkin puree
1 egg, and….
For Pumpkin Apple Oat loaf add 1 cup chopped apples
For Pumpkin Cranberry Oat loaf add 1/2 cup dried cranberries
For Pumpkin Walnut Oat loaf add 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Or if you want to go crazy with it, add all three!

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all of the above dry ingredients (flour, oats, spices, baking powder and baking soda) in a small bowl and mix well. In a larger bowl mix the brown sugar, oil, pumpkin and egg well by hand or with an electric mixer. Add the flour mixture gradually in half cup amounts and beat until mixed well. Fold in the (apples, walnuts, and or cranberries) and pour into a loaf pan sprayed with cooking spray and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Makes 12 servings
For Plain Pumpkin Oat loaf
Serving size: 1/12th of recipe Calories 130 Protein 2 g Carb 25 g Fiber 2 g Sugars 12 g Fat 3 g Saturated fat 0 g Sodium 75 mg

For Pumpkin Apple Oat loaf
Serving size: 1/12th of recipe Calories 140 Protein 2 g Carb 26 g Fiber 3 g Sugars 13 g Fat 3 g Saturated fat 0 g Sodium 75 mg

For Pumpkin Cranberry Oat loaf
Serving size: 1/12th of recipe Calories 150 Protein 2 g Carb 30 g Fiber 3 g Sugars 17 g Fat 3 g Saturated fat 0 g Sodium 75 mg

For Pumpkin Walnut Oat loaf
Serving size: 1/12th of recipe Calories 170 Protein 4 g Carb 26 g Fiber 3 g Sugars 13 g Fat 6 g Saturated fat 0 g Sodium 75 mg

For Loaded Pumpkin Apple Cranberry Walnut Oat loaf
Serving size: 1/12th of recipe Calories 190 Protein 4 g Carb 26 g Fiber 3 g Sugars 17 g Fat 6 g Saturated fat 0 g Sodium 75 mg