Pumpkin Apple Date Bread - Vegan

I had some dates. Some canned pure pumpkin. And some apples less than appealing for regular eating with bangs and bruises. So I decided to make bread. Now, it's been a long while since I've attempted to make any sort of bread and I was curious about alternative flours.

I bought tapioca flour. Learned it has to be combined with another flour and then said ah well, I'll get some wheat flour. What I found on sale was Organic White Whole Wheat Flour so there you have it.

I found some basic pumpkin date bread recipes and then proceeded to Fit Foodie it up. And here you have it.

VEGAN PUMPKIN APPLE DATE BREAD

Bowl 1:

3 medium apples – gala – peeled and diced into 1/2” cubes (or about 7oz)

6 medium dates – or ¼ cup – chopped and pitted

½ c. unsweetened applesauce

½ c. pure pumpkin canned

¼ c. almond milk –unsweetened vanilla

2 tbsp. sugar free maple syrup

1 tsp. vanilla

Bowl 2:

1 c. unbleached white whole wheat flour

¾ c. tapioca flour

1 c. baking Splenda

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Topping:

½ oz. sliced almonds

3 tsp. granulated brown sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray loaf pan with baking spray. Peel 3 medium apples – I used Gala – and dice into about half inch cubes. You just want them to be bite sized, but not small enough to disintegrate. Take 6 dates, pit them and chop them – equals about ¼ cup. In a small bowl add apples, dates, unsweetened applesauce, pumpkin, almond milk, syrup and vanilla – mix well.

In a second larger bowl add flours, Splenda, baking soda, baking powder and spices – mix well. Combine slowly the wet mixture into the dry. This will create a very thick and dense batter. Mix well.

Pour batter into loaf pan, spread out evenly with spatula. Sprinkle top with sliced almonds and brown sugar.

Bake about an hour or until toothpick or butter knife comes out clean. The dough around the apple pieces won’t be as done due to their moisture, but I like it that way. Bake for longer if you desire.

Super dense. Super tasty. Super awesome.

total bread: 1200 calories. – 11 servings – 100 calories each