Pumpkin-Chocolate Bread

I love the internet sometimes! I was sitting staring at a can of pumpkin and thought, What am I going to do with pumpkin? So I went online and at Meals.com I found a recipe that looks yummy...so I am going to try it and see if it is as yummy as it looks!

Here it is:

Makes 2 loaves...



nonstick cooking spray

1 cup (6oz) semi-sweet morsels

3 cups AP flour

2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 3/4 cup gran. sugar

1 can (15oz) 100% pure pumpkin

1/2 cup canola oil

4 large egg whites



preheat 350; coat 8 x 5 inch loaf pans with spray

Melt morsels in medium, micro-safe bowl on High for 1 min.; STIR...morsels may not be melted all the way, if necessary melt in 10-15 sec. intervals until completely melted. (this is what the recipe says, but I did this step after the flour one...)

Combine flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda and baking powder in large bowl; stir well

Whisk together sugar, pumpkin, oil, and egg whites in a large bowl. Gradually stir in flour mix. Add 1 1/2 cups pumpkin mix to melted chocolate, stir to combine. Spoon half of pumpkin mix into bottom of each prepared pan. Spoon pumpkin chocolate mix between the pans and top with remaining pumpkin mix. Smooth down top

Bake 1 hour or until toothepick comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 min. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

You don't have to use the chocolate for this recipe (though who wouldn't??). You can leave it out and just bake for 55 min.

Well, it is really good, although a nice ganache drizzled on the top would not be remiss...and it looks just like the picture online!

**Also, I've recently (Christmas 2011) discovered it's really good with just chips throughout instead of melting them with the mix...
*** and I've also started making it with Cream Cheese filling... Oh My...