Fall Harvest Quick Bread

We made some delicious breakfast bread that is so healthy, moist, and not too sweet. I doubled this recipe so I could make some muffins and a loaf of bread.

1 1/2 c. flour

1 c. oats

1 t. baking powder

1/2 t. baking soda

1/2 t. cinnamon

1/2 c. milk

1/2 c. brown sugar

1/2 c. oil

1 c. applesauce (unsweetened)

1/2 c. canned pumpkin

1 egg

Topping:

2/3 c. oats

1/4 c. brown sugar

1 t. cinnamon

2 T. butter (softened)

1. Combine the dry ingredients, mix well. Add wet ingredients, stir just until combined. Batter will be a bit lumpy.
2. Combine the topping ingredients with a fork. Sprinkle on top of the muffins or bread.
3. Bake in muffin tins (20 min.) or a loaf pan (60-75 min.) at 400 degrees.

The applesauce and pumpkin add some great nutrients to this bread and all those oats add fiber as well as keeping it moist and adding great texture. We used our own homemade applesauce. Anyone know if you can can your own pumpkin puree? I'd love to get a recipe for doing this.

As you can see, I am a true leader in BBA (Bread Baker's Anonymous)...for those who want to embrace our addiction!

Hello...my name is Stephanie and I'm addicted to /sniff/ bread baking...

Admitting it IS the first step, isn't it? Mother Earth News sent out a another fabulous newsletter with this article about how you, too, could have freshly baked bread in only 5 minutes a day!! NO WAY, I thought to myself..IMPOSSIBLE! I will have to just try this for myself!

And I did try it...all weekend long. I made 5 loaves of yummy artisan bread this weekend. I've also started another batch to use throughout the week. Ummm...hmmmm...I'm officially a member of Bread Bakers Anonymous (BBA). Anyone else want to join my club?

The great thing is that the original recipe can be tweaked for almost endless possibilities. The article also talks about making cinnamon rolls and pizza crust with this same starter. WOW! Try it...you'll like it.

(I'll try to upload some steamy photos of fresly baked bread for my fellow BBA members in the next few days! ;-)

In other news, the girls and I made some homemade soaps to give as Christmas gifts. We included Tea Tree Oil as a natural anti-bacterial. It smells great!