Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

Servings: 12
Preparation Time: 15 minutes, plus baking time

Ingredients:

• 3 1/3 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 cups whole cane sugar
• 2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups pumpkin puree
• 1 cup coconut oil, melted
• 12 ounces chocolate chips

Directions:

In a large bowl mix flour, sugar, spices, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together thoroughly.

In a small bowl, combine pumpkin puree, coconut oil, and eggs. Mix thoroughly.

Add wet ingredients to dry, slowly stirring until well combined. Add in chocolate chips and combine.

Coat bread pans with coconut oil before baking. Slowly pour the mixture into the pans.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

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Einkorn Beer Cheese Bread

Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole grain einkorn flour
  
• 2/3 cup all purpose einkorn flour
  
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar or honey
• 1–2 cups shredded or chopped Cheddar cheese
• 11–12 ounces cold beer
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a loaf pan with extra coconut oil and set aside.

Whisk all dry ingredients together in a medium bowl. Add cheese, beer, and coconut oil and stir just a few times to moisten. Mix as little as possible; batter will be lumpy.

Bake in preheated oven for 40–50 minutes or until toothpick tester comes out clean. Run a butter knife along edges of bread after cooling for a few minutes to loosen and turn out onto a cutting board to slice and serve.

Recipe courtesy of Sarah Shilhavy.

Recipe prepared by Sarah Shilhavy and photographed by Jeremiah Shilhavy.

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Decadent and addictive, you’d never guess how wholesome this fabulous bread actually is! Wonderful for a snack, as part of a holiday meal, or for loving gift-giving, this is THE best, moistest, and most flavorful apple bread I’ve ever had.

Brandied Coconut, Apple, Walnut Bread

Servings: 1 loaf
Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup Virgin Coconut Oil (solid form), or grass-fed butter
• 1 cup whole sugar (you could easily use less according to taste)
• 2 soy-free eggs
• 1/4 cup brandy
• 1 cup (generous) unpeeled organic apples, freshly shredded or minced
• 1/2 cup coconut flakes
• 1/2 cup chopped raisins (Even if you don’t normally prefer raisins, consider adding them, as they really add a lot of depth and flavor to this recipe.)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, more to taste

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 5-inch bread pan.

Sift first four ingredients together and set aside. Cream together oil or butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir into the wet mixture one at a time in this order: brandy, apples, dry ingredients, coconut, raisins, walnuts. Stir until combined but do not overmix more than necessary.

Spread mixture evenly in pan. Bake for one hour or until a toothpick comes out clean in the center.

Allow to cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then use a butter knife to gently loosen the edges and turn out on a cooling rack to cool completely. This cuts best with a serrated knife and gentle sawing motion when cool—if you can wait that long! Enjoy with a nice glass of cold milk or good coffee.

Makes your house smell wonderful and keeps for days in the fridge—IF it lasts that long! 🙂

Recipe and photo submitted by Lydia, Salem, VA.

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