PINEAPPLE NUT LOAF

This tasty whole wheat quick bread is filled with crushed pineapple and chopped walnuts. Tuck some in your family’s lunchboxes as a wholesome snack.

Yield: Makes 1 loaf.

PINEAPPLE NUT LOAF

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 2 tbsp canola oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 can (14 oz/398 mL) crushed pineapple, undrained

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Combine flour, whole wheat flour, walnuts, raisins, sugar, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
  3. Whisk together beaten egg, oil and vanilla until blended. Stir in pineapple. Add pineapple mixture to flour mixture and stir just until combined.
  4. Spoon batter into a greased 9x5 inch loaf pan.
  5. Bake until a cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean, about 60 - 65 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Invert loaf onto rack and cool completely. May be frozen for up to 1 month.
Nutritional analysis per slice:

172 calories, 6.2 g fat, 4.1 g protein, 27.1 g carbohydrate, 2 g fibre, 140 mg sodium