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Nov17
Maple Pumpkin Spice Bread
Filed under: Ayurveda, Natural Health, Recipes; Tagged as: ayurveda recipe, dosha, healing spices, kapha, pumpkin spice bread, vata recipe5 Comments1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup all purpose flour
1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp ground ginger
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 taspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 treaspoon ground allspice
1 cup pure Maple syrup
1/2 cup canola oil ( I use 1/2 melted ghee and 1/2 canola)
2 large organic eggs
1 cup pumpkin puree ( I use fresh not canned for best flavor)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts (or seeds or nuts for your dosha)1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Coat a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
Whisk together flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda,
nutmeg, and allspice in large bowl.2. Whisk together maple syrup and oil in a separate bowl.
Whisk in eggs, then pumpkin and vanilla. Stir flour mixture
into pumpkin mixture with spatula.: add hazelnuts. Pour
into prepared loaf pan. Bake 40 to 50 minutes. Cool on rack
5 minutes, then unmold, and cool on wire rack or transfer to
serving platter.Served warm is best!
(Kapha can substitute 1/2 the syrup with 1/2 honey.)
I use all freshly ground spices whenever possible for the best flavor and health promoting benefits.




