Wheat Buttermilk Quick Bread

It seems that I am constantly buying ingredients for new recipes I want to try and then having a lot of excess after I make the recipe. I made this bread because I had buttermilk left over from something I made earlier in the week. I also have had whole wheat flour left over for a while so this was the perfect thing for me to try! It is a small loaf of wheat bread with a grainy texture (Craig compared it to the texture of cornbread). The bread tastes good, it's quick and easy to make, and you get a decent sized slice for 2 points plus. I think it would be great for breakfast with a little jam or a nice addition to dinner. I hope you enjoy it!

Wheat Buttermilk Quick Bread

Ingredients

2 cups whole wheat flour

1/2 teaspoon table salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 tablespoons sugar

1 1/2 cups low fat buttermilk (1% milkfat)

1 egg white

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9x5 loaf pan with cooking spray.

2. In a large bowl, combine whole wheat flour, salt, baking soda, and sugar.

3. Stir the buttermilk and egg white into the flour mixture and mix well. Place mixture in loaf pan.

4. Bake for 35 minutes or until done. Enjoy!

Servings: 12 Slices of Bread • Serving Size: 1 Slice of Bread • Weight Watchers Points+: 2

Cinnamon Bread

Happy Mardi Gras! I don't know if it is because I now live in a state bordering Louisiana or if I am just paying more attention this year, but I have heard more about Mardi Gras celebrations this year than ever before. I also keep hearing about King Cake. King Cake is a cinnamon type of cake that usually has a small trinket baked inside and is often served during Mardi Gras celebrations. It is usually baked in a ring and has multicolored icing on top. All of the recipes I have seen and cakes I have heard of sound extremely rich and delicious, but not points+ friendly. I came across this cinnamon bread recipe that reminded me of King Cake (cinnamon, sugar, and circular) and decided to change it a bit and lighten it up! So here is my version of King Cake for a lightened up Mardi Gras celebration. Even though it doesn't have a trinket baked inside or colorful icing on top, Craig and I think it is delicious and hope you do too! Happy Mardi Gras!

Cinnamon Bread

Ingredients

1 can refrigerated Pillsbury Thin Crust Pizza Crust dough

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

3 tablespoons Land O Lakes Whipped Light Butter

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray 9 inch cake pan with cooking spray.

2. Tear off pieces of dough and roll into 1 inch balls.

3. Melt butter in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, combine cinnamon, brown sugar, and sugar. Dip each dough ball in butter then roll in cinnamon sugar mixture and place around edge of pan (the dough will grow to fill in the whole pan so be sure to put the dough balls around the edge). After all dough balls have been dipped and placed in pan, drizzle remaining butter and cinnamon sugar mixture over dough balls.

4. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven, let cool for 5 minutes and then transfer to a plate. Enjoy!

Servings: 10 Sections of Bread • Serving Size: 1/10 of Bread • Weight Watchers Points+: 4