| Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup unsalted roasted pistachios (or walnuts), shelled and chopped
8 dried figs, chopped
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger (or 1 teaspoon ground ginger)
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/3 cup molasses
2 Tablespoons canola oil
2 eggs
Nonfat cooking spray
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In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg and mix well.
Make a well in the center of the mixture and add the pistachios and figs. Mix well.
In a medium-sized bowl, combine ginger, buttermilk, molasses, oil and eggs, mix well then pour into flour mixture. Stir until batter is moist.
Coat an 8" x 4" loaf pan with nonfat cooking spray. Pour in batter then bake at 3500 for 1 hour or until toothpick or knife inserted in center comes out clean.
Let pan cool for 15-20 minutes on a wire rack. Loosen bread from pan and cool completely on wire rack before slicing.
Makes 12 servings. Recipe submitted by: Public Health of Seattle & King County: Reprinted with permission. For more information: Find a recipe | Come add a recipe | Share this recipe SheKnows.com: thousands of articles on home, living, health Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats (A 30-Minute Meal Cookbook) |