Maple and Walnut Quick Bread

Walnuts are a good source of polyunsaturated fats, and they add great texture to recipes. Walnut oil in the batter underscores the nutty flavor in this walnut-topped loaf.

Yield: 1 loaf/14 servings (serving size: 1 slice)

Ingredients

• 5.8  ounces  all-purpose flour (about 1 1/4 cups)
• 3.3  ounces  whole-wheat flour (about 3/4 cup)
• 1/2  cup  sugar
• 2  teaspoons  baking powder
• 1/2  teaspoon  baking soda
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1  cup  low-fat buttermilk
• 1/3  cup  maple syrup
• 1/4  cup  walnut oil
• 1  large egg
• 1/2  teaspoon  vanilla extract
• Cooking spray
• 1/3  cup  finely chopped walnuts, toasted

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Weigh or lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture. Combine buttermilk, syrup, oil, and egg in a bowl; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Stir in vanilla. Spoon batter into an 8 x 4–inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with walnuts. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

178

Fat:

6.5g (sat 0.8g,mono 1.4g,poly 3.9g)

Protein:

3.6g

Carbohydrate:

27.5g

Fiber:

1.3g

Cholesterol:

16mg

Iron:

1.1mg

Sodium:

224mg

Calcium:

73mg