Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 3/4 cups pumpkin puree
  • 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 2/3 cups sugar
  • 1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil
  • 1/3 cup plain yogurt
  • 1 Large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
  • 1/2 cup pecans or walnuts finely chopped
  • 12 pecan or walnut halves for decoration

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together whole wheat flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, baking powder, ginger and allspice.
  • In a small bowl whisk together carrot, sugar, oil, yogurt, vanilla, almond extract and egg. 
  • Fold pumpkin mixture into flour mixture, stirring until just combined. Add chopped nuts.
  • Pour batter into an 8-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Decorate top with nut halves. 
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool bread in pan for 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on the wire rack.