Eat Skinny Be Skinny: Whole Wheat Pumpkin Beer Bread
PIN IT!This, my friends, is the answer to the question I posed to you this morning on my Facebook page!
Some of you were very close in your guesses with pumpkin! However, I sort of tricked you because I knew none of you would have guessed beer! This bread was made for an article I wrote on creating the perfect Oktoberfest menu, which will be live on She Knows later today!
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You can’t have Oktoberfest without beer, right? And what better way to enjoy your lager than inside a slice of moist, pumpkin whole wheat bread?
If you don’t like beer, you probably won’t like this bread. You can definitely taste it. However, I’m SO glad I used a fall beer, Oktoberfest (by Sam Adams) because it gave it even more of a pumpkiny, spicy flavor. I added in the pumpkin, on a whim, and am equally glad I did. It mellowed out the flavor of the beer and made the bread even more moist and cakey. Oh, and the addition of the pumpkin is a health boost too because you are getting a higher dose of vitamin A, C, K and E, as well as added potassium and iron! Ka-ching!
This is the perfect bread for your next party, brunch or Oktoberfest celebration!
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Beer Bread
Yields: 6-8 slices
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 50-60 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 – 4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons regular sugar
- 1 cup of canned pumpkin
- 12 ounces beer (I used Oktoberfest)
- 2 tablespoons of melted margarine (you can also use butter)
- Cooking spray
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- Mix flours, baking powder, sugars, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Add in pumpkin and beer and mix until fully combined.
- Pour mixture into the prepared loaf pan. Pour margarine over the mixture and bake for 50-60 minutes until the center comes out clean when poked with a toothpick!
www.gyorgyscrinis.com/GS-Sorry-Marge.pdf
1 1/2 tsp ground cinamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp allspice
I also added 1 tablespoon molasses and 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
For the beer, I used Saranac Pumpkin Ale
Came out great. Remember to keep it tightly wrapped as there is no oil or added fat in the recipe.