Molasses Bread

Categories: breads, healthy, snacks

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup packed light or dark brown sugar
• 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
• 1/2 cup blackstrap molasses
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees with a rack in the middle. Spray a 9 × 5-inch loaf pan with pan spray, and line the bottom with parchment. Spray the parchment.

2. Sift together the flours, baking powder, ginger, salt and baking soda.

3. In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, brown sugar, yogurt, molasses and canola oil. Whisk in the flour mixture without beating too much, and fold in the raisins.

4. Scrape all of the batter into the bread pan, and place in the oven on the middle rack. Bake 50 minutes or until a tester inserted into the middle comes out clean. Remove from the heat, and cool in the pan on a rack for 15 minutes, then remove from the pan and allow to cool completely. Wrap tightly in plastic when cooled.

5. Advance preparation: The bread freezes well if wrapped air-tight. It will keep for several days, but put it in the refrigerator after three days.

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