| Healthy Cinnamon Raisin Bread | | | | loaf. |
| 1 cup whole wheat flour | | | | Healthy Date and Nut Bread |
| 1 cup unbleached white flour | | | | 1 1/2 cups unbleached white flour |
| 1/3 cup sugar | | | | 1 cup whole wheat flour |
| 1/4 teaspoon salt | | | | 1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
| 1 tablespoon baking powder | | | | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 1 teaspoon cinnamon | | | | 2/3 cup honey |
| 1 egg | | | | 1 cup buttermilk (made from skim or 1% milk) |
| 1 cup skim milk | | | | 3 tablespoons canola oil |
| 1/3 cup canola oil | | | | 2 eggs, beaten |
| 1/2 cup raisins | | | | 1 cup chopped pecans |
| Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a | | | | 1/2 cup chopped dates |
| 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan. In a large bowl, stir together | | | | In a large bowl, combine the flours, baking soda, and |
| the flours, sugar, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon. | | | | salt. Blend together well. In a medium bowl, combine |
| Combine this mixture well. In a small bowl, beat the | | | | the honey, buttermilk, oil, and eggs. Mix well. Add the |
| egg. To the egg, add the skim milk and oil. Mix | | | | liquid mixture (honey, buttermilk, oil, and eggs) to the |
| together until well blended. Add the liquid (egg, milk, | | | | dry ingredients mixture. Stir just enough to moisten. |
| and oil mixture) to the dry ingredient mixture. | | | | Gently fold in the pecans and dates. Pour the batter |
| Combine just until blended. (The batter will be a little | | | | into a well-greased 8 inch loaf pan. Bake in a 325 |
| bit lumpy.) Add in the raisins. Put into the prepared | | | | degree oven for one hour or until it tests done. Allow |
| loaf pan. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until it tests | | | | the bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then |
| done. Let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then | | | | remove it onto a wire rack to finish cooling. |
| remove onto a wire rack to finish cooling. Makes one | | | | |