Butternut Squash Spice Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 medium butternut squash, halved and seeded
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1 1/2 cups spelt flour or 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup walnuts, plus
• 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts, divided
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1/3 cup plain soymilk (unsweetened)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 coat baking sheet with cooking spray.
• 3 place squash halves cut-side down on baking sheet.
• 4 bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until soft. cool.
• 5 scoop flesh from skin, mash with maple syrup, and set aside.
• 6 coat a loaf pan with cooking spray.
• 7 combine spelt flour, sugar, walnuts, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, and salt in large bowl.
• 8 lightly beat eggs in separate bowl. whisk in oil, soymilk, and vanilla until smooth.
• 9 fold squash into liquid ingredients with spatula.
• 10 stir squash-liquid mixture into flour mixture.
• 11 pour batter into prepared pan, and sprinkle with remaining 2 tbs. walnuts.
• 12 bake 60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 13 cool 20 minutes on wire rack, then unmold and cool completely.