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Recipe of the Week
October 23rd- October 27th, 2006
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

Serves 32; 1 slice per serving
2 cups sugar
2 cups canned pumpkin
½ cup canola oil
½ cup fat free vanilla pudding
4 large egg whites
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 ¼ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Cooking spray
Preheat oven to 350°. 

Combine the first 5 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring well with a whisk.  Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.  Combine flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk.  Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture, stirring just until moist.  Stir in chocolate chips. 
Spoon batter into 2 (8X4-inch) loaf pans coated with cooking spray.  Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Cool 10 minutes in pans on a wire rack, and remove from pans.  Cool completely on wire rack. 

Nutrition Facts Per Serving
Calories:  152             Cholesterol:  0 mg
Protein:  2 g            Sodium:  137 mg
Carbohydrates: 26.5 g
Fiber:  1.1 g
Total fat:  5 g
Saturated Fat:  1.2 g
                        Brought to you by: Gretchen Austin, MSRD