WORLD'S BEST PUMPKIN STREUSEL BREAD (COOKING LIGHT)

World's Best Pumpkin Streusel Bread (Cooking Light) image

Provided by blucoat

Time 1h20m

Yield 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 19

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1/4 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons chilled butter or 1 1/2 tablespoons stick margarine, cut into small pieces
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup raisins (optional) or 1/2 cup dried cranberries (optional)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt
1/4-1/2 cup brown sugar (depending on how sweet you want it) or 1/4-1/2 cup honey (depending on how sweet you want it)
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
cooking spray

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. To prepare topping, combine first 4 ingredients until crumbly. Set the mixture aside.
To prepare bread, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and the next 7 ingredients (flour through nutmeg) in a large bowl; stir well with a whisk. Make a well in center of mixture. Combine the pumpkin and next 5 ingredients (pumpkin through eggs) in a bowl; add to flour mixture. Stir just until moist.
Spoon batter into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray; sprinkle with topping.
Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 172.4, Fat 6.7, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 29.8, Sodium 284.6, Carbohydrate 25.4, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 12.4, Protein 3.1