Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Double Cherry - Cornmeal Tea Bread

Ingredients :

3 Tablespoons Dried Cherries
1 1/3 Cups Whole Grain Pastry Flour
2/3 Cup Yellow Cornmeal
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
2/3 Cup Sugar
1/3 Cup Plain Low Fat Yogurt
1/4 Cup Unsweetened Applesauce
2 Tablespoons Butter -- Melted
1 Egg
1 Tablespoon Grated Orange Peel -- Or Lemon Peel
1 Cup Fresh Cherries -- Pitted And Quartered

Directions :

1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Coat an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. In a small dish, combine the dried cherries with enough hot water to cover. Let stand for 10 minutes, or until softened.

2. Meanwhile in a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until blended. In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar, yogurt, applesauce, butter, egg, and orange or lemon peel until well blended. Drain the cherries well and coarsely chop. Stir the fresh and dried cherries into the yogurt mixture. Add the flour mixture in 2 additions, stirring just until well combined. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan.

3. Bake for 55 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Turn out the rack an cool completely.

Makes 12 servings

Per Serving (excluding unknown items):

164 Calories;
3g Fat (15.5% calories from fat);
3g Protein;
32g Carbohydrate;
3g Dietary Fiber;
23mg Cholesterol;
169mg Sodium.
Exchanges:

1/2 Grain(Starch);
0 Lean Meat;
1/2 Fruit;
0 Non-Fat Milk;
1/2 Fat;
1 Other Carbohydrates.

Source : "Sugar Solution Cookbook by the editors of Prevention magazine and Ann Fittante, 2010"
Formatted by : Chupa Babi
* Exported from MasterCook *

More on Food Recipes