Heres's a simple wholesome Whole Wheat Quick Bread that bakes up moist and dense, is low in fat and not too sweet.
Though delicious at breakfast, I love it served with soup and/or salad at lunch or supper.
I adapted the recipe for this whole wheat quick bread slightly from The Fannie Farmer Cookbook: Anniversary, where it's described in the headnotes as "brown as a chestnut, moist, and honest in taste" and from the 10th Edition of the Fannie Farmer Cookbook (affiliate link), where it's called "Quick Graham Bread."
Easy Healthy Low-Fat Whole Wheat Quick Bread
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Whole Wheat Quick Bread
According to my calculations, each serving has 163 calories and:
7 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
7 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
7 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
4 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Recipe Notes
When I see the word graham, I immediately think of graham crackers, but whole wheat flour used to be called, "graham flour" so often shows up that way in older cookbooks.
If your not a fan of whole wheat flour or molasses, this probably isn't the best bread for you, since the whole wheat flavor really comes through.
To keep the Points lower per slice, I decreased the butter by 1 tablespoon and flour by ¼ cup, which didn't seem to change the flavor or texture as far as I could tell.
If you prefer, you could always turn this low fat whole wheat quick bread recipe into muffins. Just divide the batter evenly amongst the cups of a standard muffin tin and bake at 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
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Low Fat Whole Wheat Quick Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- ½ cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup melted butter
- 1-½ cup buttermilk
- ½ cup molasses
Instructions
- Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 375F degrees. Grease a standard 9x5-inch loaf pan (affiliate link). (I coated mine with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, white flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Add the butter, buttermilk, and molasses and stir until blended.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared. Bake for about 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes or so.
- Remove bread from the pan and place it directly on the wire rack to cool completely.
Equipment
Recipe Notes
Recipe Source: The Fannie Farmer Cookbook: Anniversary
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
If you like low fat wheat quick bread, you might also like:
- Fannie Farmer Old Fashioned Cranberry Mini Quick Breads
- Healthy Low Fat Banana Nut Bread
- Skinny Poppyseed Apricot Quick Bread
- Darina Allen's Easy Whole Wheat Soda Bread
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