Healthy(er) Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients
2/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1 1/3 cup brown sugar
2 cups pumpkin
4 eggs
1 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
1 2/3 cups oat bran
2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
2/3 cup buttermilk



Topping (optional)

- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 5 tablespoons brown sugar

Directions
- Cream apple sauce, sugar, pumpkin and eggs
- Add dry ingredients alternating with buttermilk
- Pour into greased loaf pans
- Use a pastry cutter or two knives to mix topping ingredients until mixture forms small crumbs
- Top loaves with topping mixture
- Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes

Yield: 2 loaves

Hints
- Don't over mix!
- You can substitute cooked squash, zucchini or mashed banana for pumpkin.
- You can also make this as muffins or in two 9x9 baking pans
- This is fat free, high fiber and (without the topping) has half the sugar of regular pumpkin bread.

Submitted by Amy

Pumpkin Dip

Ingredients 
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
15 oz can of pumpkin
16 oz box powdered sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Nilla Wafers
Ginger Snaps
Graham Crackers

Directions
- Mix all ingredients.
- Serve with Nilla Wafers, Ginger Snaps and Graham Crackers.

Hints
- You could also add 1/4 to 1/2 tsp of ground cloves if you like that flavor.

Submitted by Ann

Pumpkin Muffins

Ingredients
1/3 cup shortening
1 1/3 cup sugar
1 cup pumpkin
2 eggs
1 2/3 flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup water

Directions
- Cream shortening and sugar
- Add pumpkin and eggs
- Add dry ingredients alternating with water
- Pour into greased muffin tins
- Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.

Hints
- Don't over mix!
- You can also make this as a loaf of bread or in a 9x9 baking pan

Submitted by Erin