Are you in the mood for a change instead of making muffins? Our children love eating muffins. Depending what is in season, we can be making the same kind of muffin for a long time. No, we don't get tired of eating zucchini muffins.
We currently have pumpkin purée in our freezer and my first thought was to make muffins. This past fall we were able to purée pumpkin. It always feels good to be able to store food for future use. We needed a change this past week, and so I opted to bake some loaves instead. I really don't think there is much difference in taste between muffins and loaves, maybe just the shape, maybe one is sweeter than the other. In the past we've often taken a banana muffin recipe and baked it as a snack cake. Obviously the baking time may increase if baking a loaf. I've had this Pumpkin Orange recipe for a while. I'm sorry I did not write down where it came from. I have also adapted this recipe to ensure I was incorporating healthier food choices. Including both the pumpkin and the oranges definitely makes this loaf very moist. I cut down on the sweetener knowing I was going to add the chopped dates. This can be eaten plain or with a little butter. The recipe is as follows:
