(makes 2 loaves, approx. 24 slices each)

Ingredients:

• 1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 cup low fat milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 eggs + 4 egg whites
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• vanilla glaze (see recipe below)
• 3 tablespoons crystallized ginger, chopped

Vanilla glaze:

• 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• 3 teaspoons warm water
• 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
• Directions: Thoroughly mix above ingredients in a bowl.

Directions:

1. Move oven rack to bottom position. Heat oven to 350^o. Grease 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 or 9 x 5 x 3".
2. Mix pumpkin, sugar, applesauce, milk, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients except vanilla glaze and ginger.
3. Pour batter evenly into each of the pans. Bake for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in middle of bread comes out clean.
4. Cool for 10 minutes then loosen bread and cool completely on a wire rack (about 1 hour).
5. Prepare vanilla glaze and drizzle on bread. Sprinkle with chopped crystallized ginger.