Pumpkin Molasses Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/4 cup oil
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup canned pumpkin (plain pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling)
• 2 tablespoons apple juice (or orange juice)
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries, roughly chopped (may substitute raisins)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease and flour a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan; set aside.
• 3 in a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• 4 in a separate bowl, combine molasses, sugar, applesauce, oil, eggs, pumpkin and apple juice with an electric mixer.
• 5 add dry ingredients.
• 6 fold in cranberries or raisins.
• 7 spoon mixture into prepared pan.
• 8 bake until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• 9 let bread sit for about 10 minutes, then turn the bread out of the pan onto a wire rack to cool completely.