Quick Wheat Bread

1 1/2 c Whole wheat flour

1 c White flour

1/2 c Oat meal(quick cooking)

1/4 c Brown sugar

1 tb Orange peel finely shredded

2 ts Baking powder

1/2 ts Baking soda

1/2 ts Lite salt or less

1 3/4 c Buttermilk(low fat)

1 ea Egg white

1/8 c Sunflower seeds

1 tb Wheat germ

1 ts Honey

1 tb Sunflower seeds for garnish

Baked in a round casserole dish and garnished on the top with sunflower seeds, this bread is a winner! Preheat the oven to 350. In a large bowl combine flours, oatmeal, brown sugar, orange peel, baking powder, baking soda and light salt until well blended. Add milk and egg white; stir only until ingredients are moistened. Fold in the sunflower seeds. Lightly oil a 1 1/2 Qt. casserole dish; sprinkle lightly with wheat germ. Pour batter into prepared dish. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center

of bread comes out clean. If necessary, cover loaf with foil during the last 15 minutes of baking to prevent overbrowning. Cool in casserole for 10 minutes; turn bread onto wire rack. Brush top of loaf with 1 teaspoon of honey and sprinkle with additional 1 tablespoon of sunflower seeds, if desired. Serve

warm or cool. ~

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- ~- 1/16 loaf calories 107,protein 4.1 gm,carb. 20.5 gm,total fat 1.3 gm,CSI Units 0.4,dietary fiber 1.9 gm,sodium 118 mg,potassium 159

mg,calcium 71 mg,iron 0.9 mg ~

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- ~- The New American Diet by Connor & Connor
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