Pumpkin Cranberry Bread Loaf

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 3/4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1 cup canned pumpkin or fresh pumpkin puree
• 1/4 cup apple juice (or water)
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 egg whites, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup cranberries, coarsely chopped
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 1/4 cup pecans, chopped

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. 2

   Combine the first 6 ingredients in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture.

3. 3

   Combine pumpkin, water, oil, vanilla, and egg whites; add to dry ingredients, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.

4. 4

   Fold in cranberries.

5. 5

   Pour batter into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray; sprinkle pecans over batter.

6. 6

   Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

7. 7

   Let cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan, and let cool completely on wire rack.