Product was provided for this post by Stonyfield Yogurt but opinions of product are my own.
I just joined Stonyfield Yogurts Yogetter's group for bloggers who care about feeding their families the healthiest yogurt available. Organic is ideal especially for dairy products. I also love that yogurt is lower in calories than butter and cream for baking. I have started to experiment with replacing higher calorie ingredients in my cooking with Stonyfield Yogurt.
I love that yogurt is packed with nutrients like live and active cultures that aid in digestion along with calcium, vitamins D, B2 and B12, potassium and magnesium which are things that both my growing kids and my aging body need to stay healthy.
This month Stonyfield asked it's Yogetters to try and come up a traditional holiday recipe that substitutes yogurt for commonly used ingredients such as butter, oil, sour cream, mayonnaise etc. Stonyfield has a wonderful yogurt substitute guide on their website that makes conversions easy.
The following is my light version of a pumpkin loaf that is not lacking in flavor, as a matter of fact, my kids goobled it down and didn't even notice that I had substituted yogurt for the sour cream that I usually put in this loaf. They were a little skeptical about topping it with greek yogurt instead of whipped cream, but the rich texture of greek yogurt didn't disappointment them at all.
Pumpkin Yogurt Loaf with Maple Carmel Sauce and Greek Yogurt
by Diane Balch
simplelivingeating.com
Ingredients:
For Pumpkin Bread:
2 cups of all purpose flour
1 cup of sugar
3/4 teaspoon of baking soda
15 ounces of pumpkin puree
1/4 cup of Stonyfield Plain Yogurt
2 eggs
4 tablespoons melted cooled unsalted butter
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
For Carmel Sauce:
1 stick butter
1 cup of brown sugar
1/2 maple syrup
1 tablespoon of bourbon
1 pinch of salt
Directions for Bread:
1) Melt butter for bread set aside to cool. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees with racks adjusted to middle. Grease a 9 inch bread loaf pan.
2) Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda together in a large mixing bowl.
3) Mix pumpkin puree, yogurt, eggs, vanilla extract and melted butter together in a medium size bowl.
4) Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just incorporated. Do not over mix.
5) Put bread batter into loaf pan. Do not smooth the top. Leaving ripples will create a nicer crust.
6) Bake for approximately 55 minutes or until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Then remove and let it cool on a wired rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Serve topped with Stonyfield Greek Yogurt and Carmel Sauce.
Directions for Sauce:
1) While the loaf is cooling. Heat a medium size non-stick skillet on medium high heat.
2) First add the butter and melt it completely, then add the rest of the ingredients for the sauce: sugar, maple syrup, bourbon and salt. Whisk until incorporated and let it come to a boil.
3) Reduce heat to low and continue to stir until the ingredients thicken and come to the consistancy you prefer.
This syrup can be stored in the refrigator all you have to do is heat it to get it back to a syrupy consistency.
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Beating the wet ingredients. |
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Wet and dry ingredients folded together. |
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Batter in baking dish. Top left rough for better crust. |
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Loaf out of the oven. |
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Diane - this loaf looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI so with I could have a slice :)
And I hope one day we'll have this yogurt here as well
Have a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving
It is a very good quality yogurt and one of the few that is organic. I hope you get it soon. Thank you we are home for Thanksgiving. Have a wonderful Chanukah.
DeleteI love yogurt! I've not tried exchanging it in my baked goods yet though. I just cooked up and pureed a pumpkin this morning though, so I'm adding this to my try list. The maple caramel sauce sounds amazing.
ReplyDeleteIn the last 2 years I have really gotten into yogurt too. Yes, the maple carmel sauce is awesome, great on lots of things. Let me know if you get a chance to try the recipe.
DeleteThat loaf looks absolutely scrumptious, Diane! I can't easily get hold of pumpkin puree in the UK (though I'm sure if I go hunting I'll find it somewhere), so if I made this loaf could I use the same weight of cooked, mashed squash? Do you think that would work?
ReplyDeleteYes, you can use squash... so funny that you can't get the puree in the UK our grocery stores are over run with the stuff this time of year.
DeleteBrilliant - I am going to give this a shot on Sunday. We don't have Thanksgiving or much fuss surrounding Halloween in the UK, so I imagine the lack of pumpkin puree could be linked to the lack of festivity. Though I imagine pumpkin puree will be in demand at some point because everything from over there, makes it's way over here eventually ;-)
DeleteLet me know how it turns out for you.
DeleteYour loaf looks wonderful, especially with all the caramel sauce! Sounds so delicious!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Maria. I loved the sauce, it was great on ice cream too.
Deleteummm, we love anything with caramel sauce ....this looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteHere from Miz Helens
Thanks BJ the addition of maple syrup and bourbon makes the sauce extra special. I hope you get to try it.
DeleteYou had me at pumpkin and maple sauce just clinched the deal. Thank you for linking this to the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. I look forward to seeing you next week.
ReplyDeleteYour Pumpkin Bread looks delicious. I like that the recipe is made healthier with StonyField yogurt & it sounds like the perfect accompaniment too!
ReplyDeleteIt was really delicious. I love baking with yogurt. Do you have Stonyfield in England?
DeleteDiane, your Pumpkin Yogurt Loaf with Maple Carmel Sauce looks fantastic! Hope you are staying warm and cozy in this cold weather and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
ReplyDeleteCome Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Thanks Miz Helen,
DeleteI think the storm was worse for Texas, but we did have the day off from school today because of ice.
Diane, my tummy growled as soon as I saw this post! :) You're being featured on Tasty Tuesdays on Anyonita Nibbles this week! Thank you for sharing with us!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Anyonita it was a favorite in my house.
DeleteOh my gosh Diane. That looks so, so good. I'm sorry I haven't been around much and missing your World Link up parties. I so wanted to join in. I've been so busy with end of school, vacation and doing some minor renovations on my house. I'm currently on vacation and once I get through Christmas, I'll hopefully be back on board. I'm featuring this one at tomorrow's party.
ReplyDeleteAnne xx
It' s ok Anne,,, tis the season. Well, I'm sure you'll enjoy coming up with a Chinese dish for Chinese New Years next month. Thanks for featuring my pumpkin loaf.
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