Name: Healthier Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: Pumpkin Puree - 1 (15 ounce) can; Eggs - 4; Unsalted butter, melted - ½ cup; Low-fat buttermilk - 1 ½ cups; Packed brown sugar - 1 ½ cups; White whole wheat flour - 2 cups; All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups; Baking soda - 2 teaspoons; Salt - 1 ½ teaspoons; Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon; Ground nutmeg - 1 teaspoon; Ground cloves - ½ teaspoon; Ground ginger - ¼ teaspoon; Raisins - ⅔ cup; Pumpkin seeds - ⅔ cup; Raw sugar for sprinkling on top (Optional) - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients for - Healthier Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread

1. Pumpkin Puree 1 (15 ounce) can

2. Eggs 4

3. Unsalted butter, melted ½ cup

4. Low-fat buttermilk 1 ½ cups

5. Packed brown sugar 1 ½ cups

6. White whole wheat flour 2 cups

7. All-purpose flour 1 ½ cups

8. Baking soda 2 teaspoons

9. Salt 1 ½ teaspoons

10. Ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon

11. Ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon

12. Ground cloves ½ teaspoon

13. Ground ginger ¼ teaspoon

14. Raisins ⅔ cup

15. Pumpkin seeds ⅔ cup

16. Raw sugar for sprinkling on top (Optional) 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Healthier Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 7x3-inch loaf pans.

2 . Stage

Mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, butter, buttermilk, and brown sugar in a large bowl until well blended. Combine whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger in a small bowl. Fold flour mixture into pumpkin mixture until just blended. Gently stir in raisins and pumpkin seeds. Pour into prepared pans or muffin cups. Lightly sprinkle tops with raw sugar.

3 . Stage

Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean; about 50 minutes.