Healthy meal to try!

{ June 25th, 2008 }

Sweet Potato Bread with Flaxseed and Honey

The new light is about adding, not taking away: Flaxseed, for example, can work wonders with bread.

Yield: 16 servings (serving size: 1 (1/2-inch) slice)

Ingredients

  • 1/3  cup  flaxseed
  • 2  cups  all-purpose flour
  • 1  teaspoon  baking powder
  • 1/2  teaspoon  baking soda
  • 1/4  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/4  cup  (2 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
  • 3  tablespoons  butter, softened
  • 1/2  cup  packed brown sugar
  • 1/4  cup  honey
  • 1  large egg
  • 1  large egg white
  • 1  cup  mashed cooked sweet potato
  • Cooking spray

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

Place flaxseed in a clean coffee grinder or blender; process until coarsely ground. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flaxseed, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture. Beat cream cheese and the next 5 ingredients (cream cheese through egg white); stir in sweet potato. Add to the flour mixture, stirring just until moist.

Spoon batter into an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

Note: To freeze bread for up to 1 month, place in an airtight container, or wrap in heavy-duty plastic wrap or foil. Thaw at room temperature.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
171 (27% from fat)
Fat:
5.1g (sat 2.1g,mono 1.3g,poly 1.4g)
Protein:
3.6g
Carbohydrate:
29g
Fiber:
1.8g
Cholesterol:
22mg
Iron:
1.4mg
Sodium:
157mg
Calcium:
44mg

Elizabeth J. Taliaferro, Cooking Light, MARCH 2001

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One Response to “Healthy meal to try!”

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    Susan

    I tried this last night and my whole family loved it :) Even my picky eater. Thanks for posting this. I look forward to the next recipe.

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