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Whole grain pumpkin bread

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 c Oil or butter 1/3 c Oat bran*
• 1 1/2 c Firmly packed light brown 1/3 c Wheat germ* -sugar 2 ts Baking soda
• 1/2 c Molasses 2 ts Cinnamon
• 2 Eggs well beaten 1 ts Cloves
• 16 oz Can pumpkin (Libby's) 1 ts Nutmeg
• 2 c Flour 1/2 ts Salt
• 1/2 c Whole wheat flour* 1/4 c Pecans finely chopped
• 1/3 c Wheat bran* -(optional)

Instructions:

* This recipe uses a lot of whole grains but it will turn out excellently if you use all-purpose flour in place of any or all of the whole grains. Also any of the whole grains are interchangeable with any of the other whole grains in the recipe. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 2 loaf pans. Beat oil brown sugar and molasses until well blended. Blend in egg and pumpkin. Stir flours brans wheat germ soda cinnamon cloves nutmeg and salt into mixture just until moistened. Fold in nuts. Fill pans and bake about 1 hour until pick comes out clean. Cool on rack. Better if served the day after cooking. This bread freezes well.

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