PUMPKIN QUINOA BREAD

Pumpkin Quinoa Bread image

A more nutritious and yummier pumpkin bread that adds quinoa for a slightly nutty and chewy texture.

Provided by jabguit

Categories 100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes Breakfast Bread Recipes

Time 1h5m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
¾ cup canola oil
3 eggs
2 ½ cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground allspice
½ teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup cooked quinoa
1 cup chopped walnuts
½ cup dried cranberries

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
Whisk pumpkin, brown sugar, white sugar, canola oil, and eggs together in a bowl until smooth. Sift flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, salt, allspice, and cloves together in a separate bowl. Stir flour mixture, a little at a time, into pumpkin mixture until batter is smooth; fold in quinoa, walnuts, and cranberries. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until top of loaf springs back when lightly touched, 50 to 60 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 472.3 calories, Carbohydrate 64.9 g, Cholesterol 46.5 mg, Fat 22.6 g, Fiber 5.6 g, Protein 7.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 365.5 mg, Sugar 39.4 g