Hearty Oatmeal Bread

I found this recipe in the YUM Food and Fun Magazine. Volume 2 No.1

I made a few small changes in the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 15 oz can pears in it's own juice-drained, reserve juice
• 1 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 1/2 cup quick cooking oatmeal
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt-optional
• 1/4 cup ground flax seed
• 1/4 cup fat free egg substitute-to equal 1 large egg
• 3 Tablespoon oil-I used 3 Tablespoons applesauce
• 1/2 cup dried fruit-I used dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

-Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.Drain the pears,reserving the juice. Place the pears in a blender and process until smooth.Pour the pureed pears in a 2 cup measure, add enough juice to make 1 1/4 cups. Set aside.
2. Place the out the lumps in the brown sugar, set aside.
3. Add the egg substitute and applesauce to the pears. Stir to mix.
4. Add the pear mixture to the flour mixture stir to mix. Set aside for 10 min.
5. Add the flax seed, dried fruit and nuts to the batter. Mix just until blended.
6. Place in 2 lightly sprayed 3 1/2 by 7" pans. for about 30 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean.
7. Remove the bread from the oven and cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Remove bread from the pan, cool on wire rack too cool thoroughly. Wrap and store overnight before slicing

-Enjoy!!

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