Recipe: Whole Grain Fruit Bread (using dried fruits, raisins, and nuts)

WHOLE GRAIN FRUIT BREAD

An amazing quick bread made without added fat and eggs

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup grain mixture*
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup chopped dried fruit
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups skim milk
1/2 cup honey or molasses

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Coat with nonstick cooking spray the bottom of a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

In a large mixing bowl, stir together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, grain mixture, salt, brown sugar, raisins, nuts and dried fruit.

In a small mixing bowl, dissolve baking soda in milk, add honey or molasses and stir well. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix just until combined.

Pour batter into pan. Cover, with wax paper and allow to stand 30 minutes before baking. (This step helps prevent the top of the loaf from excessive cracking.)

Bake in a preheated 325 degree F oven 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of the bread comes out clean. Remove from pan and cool on rack.

*Use a variety of grains. For example: the 1 cup grain mixture may be a mixture of 1/3 cup wheat bran or wheat germ, 1/3 cup rye flour and 1/3 cup soy flour.

Makes 18 servings

Nutritional analysis: One serving, using the above grain mixture, provides approximately 172 calories, 5 g protein, 34 g carbohydrates, 3 g fat (0 g saturated), 0 mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 29 mcg folate, 1 mg iron, 185 mg sodium.

Source: Kansas Wheat Commission