Butternut Squash Bread
Servings: 1 loaf of bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup of all purpose flour
- ¾ cup of whole wheat pastry flour could also do just 1 3/4 cup of all purpose
- ½ cup of brown sugar packed
- ½ cup of white sugar
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- ½ teaspoon of baking powder
- pinch of salt
- ½ teaspoon of nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon of cardamom
- 1 banana thoroughly mashed/ pureed
- ¼ cup of maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons of water
- 1 cup butternut squash purée*
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease an average sized loaf pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flours, sugars, baking soda & powder, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cardamon.
- Making a well in the center of the dry ingredients, add in the remaining ingredients and stir until just combined. Try not to over mix.
- Pour the batter in the loaf pan and bake for 45-50 minutes.
- Let cool slightly and enjoy warm! YUM!
Notes
To make your own butternut squash puree, cut the squash in half and simply roast it in the oven at 400 degrees for 40-50 minutes or until a fork can be easily pierced into the skin. Let cool slightly and then blend up the flesh in a food processor until fully creamy and smooth. I left some small chunks in mine but this is optional.
