Happy Hump Day Zesty Readers!  This is Danica from Danica’s Daily and I am sharing a little fall with ya’all in my Pumpkin Nut Bread Recipe today.  This recipe is loaded with pumpkin, protein, sweetr berry goodness and a little nutty crunch.  I originally developed this recipe when I was doing the Body For Life Challenge, but, it has since become a favorite in our house.

Whip up a batch of this bread whenever you have company coming over and your house will “smell” just like fall too.  Oh and you totally do not have to share either

Ingredients

• 3/4 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
• 1/2 Cup Oat Flour (ground up Quaker Old Fashioned Oats!)
• 3 scoops EAS Vanilla Protein Powder (added to boost protein)
• 1/2 Tsp. sea salt
• 1/4 Tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 Tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 Tsp. pumpkin pie spice
• 1/8 Tsp. ground cloves
• 1/8 Tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/4 Cup  Trader Joe’s Dried Three Berry Blend
• 1/2 Cup chopped raw walnuts
• 1 Cup pure pumpkin puree
• 4 Egg whites and 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 Cup Agave nectar
• 1/2 Cup canola oil (or 1/2 ff greek yogurt to boost the protein)

Method

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and prepare a 9 x 5 bread pan with nonstick spray and a light dusting of whole wheat flour.
2. Stir dry ingredients together in a medium bowl and set aside.
3. Whip egg whites until stiff white peaks form in a separate bowl.
4. In another bowl, combine berries, pumpkin, agave, egg yolk, egg whites, and oil.  Fold in egg whites just until blend.
5. Mix dry and wet ingredients just until blended.  Do not over mix.
6. Place batter in the loaf pan and bake for about 45 minutes or until loaf is just beginning to crack on the top.
7. Remove from oven and let cool on wire racks.
8. Remove from pan and allow to cool entirely on the wire rack before slicing.
9. ENJOY!

Zesty Tip: You can OMIT the protein powder if you want and boost the flour by 3 tablespoons.

This is quite tasty by itself or you can whip up a Sweet Greek Yogurt Cream for topping.  See recipe below for some yogurt topping that will make your heart beat faster.  You can of course smear some pumpkin butter on top and go really over the top.

Yogurt Cream

• 2 Tbsp 0% Greek Yogurt
• 1/2 tsp agave nectar
• Mix and spread on your fantastic fall pumpkin bread!

This bread is like tasting a piece of fall.  Do try and let me know what you think.  Thanks so much for tuning in and listening to Danica’s Daily.  For more recipes, tips and more – drop by my blog at Danica’s Daily.

Zesty Here

Wow Danica.  This bread looks amazing.  I am really liking the protein powder addition.  I am definitely going to give this a try and I would be very doubtful that there will be much sharing going on.  Have a super Wednesday and I will be back with you on Friday.

Take care
zesty

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Welcome to Tuesday!  I hope you had a great start to your week.  Today I want to share with you some exciting news and a super simple recipe for a fall preserve. Before we get started, I want to say thank you for all the nice comments in yesterday’s post regarding the marathon.

On to the Food

If you are like me, then you love cranberry sauce, jelly or for that matter cranberry anything.  One of the main reasons why I love Turkey Day is because of the cranberry.  For today’s recipe it doesn’t get any easier than Cranberry Jelly.  Three ingredients, one pot, a sieve and some jars. That’s it.

This yummy side treat takes all of 20 minutes to make so next time cranberries are on sale give this a try.

Ingredients

• 4 Cups Cranberries
• 2 Cups Water
• 2 Cups Sugar

Method

1. Boil Cranberries in water until berries are soft.
2. Put through a sieve.
3. Add sugar and return to heat.
4. Let boil until thick (about 10 minutes).
5. Pour into Jars and let cool.
6. ENJOY!!

Zesty Tip: Be sure to sterilize your jars before using them.  You can re-use your jars  but I suggest purchasing new lids especially if you are using mason jars to ensure a tight seal.

On with the News

Zesty Opens a New Store

About 6 weeks ago, I was contacted by the folks at OpenSky Project.  They had shown interest in myself and zestycook.com to be a part of the Open Sky Project as a store keeper.   The company’s concept is “expert-powered e-commerce, connecting consumers to experts and the products they love and use.”

The ultimate idea is a space where blog readers can go to learn more about an item and purchase it on the same page, if they so choose. Open Sky has all the customer service you’d find at any other online store – everything is guaranteed.   Their goal and mission is to connect consumers to experts and the products they love and use.

So with that said, I would like to officially announce the opening of the zestycook store!  In the upcoming days, I will be adding more products, pictures and videos but for now browse around and tell me what you think.

Have a great Tuesday and contact me if you have an questions or concerns.

Take care

zesty

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