Pistachio and Fig Bread

(makes 12 servings)

Ingredients for recipe:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
  
• ½ cup sugar
  
• 1½ tsp baking powder
  
• ½ tsp baking soda
  
• ½ tsp salt
  
• 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
  
• ½ cup unsalted roasted pistachios (or walnuts), shelled and chopped
  
• 8 dried figs, chopped
  
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  
• 2 tsp grated fresh ginger (or 1 teaspoon ground ginger)
  
• 2 tbsps canola oil
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
  
• ⅓ cup molasses
  
• Non-fat cooking spray
  

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 350 degree F.
  
• In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, sugar, nutmeg and mix well.
  
• Make a well in the center of the mixture and add the pistachios and figs. Mix well.
  
• In a medium bowl, combine ginger, buttermilk, molasses, canola oil and eggs, mix well then pour into flour mixture. Stir until batter is moist.
  
• Coat an 8" x 4" loaf pan with non-fat cooking spray. Pour in batter then bake at 350º degree for about 1 hour or until toothpick or knife inserted in center comes out clean.
  
• Let cool for about 15-20 minutes on a wire rack. Loosen bread from pan and cool completely on wire rack before slicing.
  

Make 8 Servings:

Weight Loss Recipes Amount Per Serving (1/12 of recipe (89 g)): 238 Calories, 6 g Protein, 41 g carbohydrates, 3 g Dietary Fiber, 6 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 36 mg cholesterol, 191 mg sodium