Susan’s Molasses Flax Morning Glory Bread

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup ground flax seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup brown sugar or 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 3/4 cup canola oil
• 1 large egg
• 1 small green apple, caramelized with oil and brown sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup carrot, finely grated
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 dash cayenne
• 1/2 cup nuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup dried fruit, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 combine flour, ground flax; baking soda; set aside.
• 3 in large bowl, whisk together oil, brown sugar, molasses, egg, vanilla; fold in carrots, orange juice or crushed pineapple.
• 4 stir in ground cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cayenne.
• 5 fold in flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. if too dry, add orange or other juice up to a 1/4 cup.
• 6 fold in nuts and dried fruit.
• 7 spoon into 1 greased 9 x 13 cake pan.
• 8 bake for 30 minutes, check and continue until a butter knife comes out clean.
• 9 cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes.
• 10 cut into small squares and serve.