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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
2 cup all-purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup skim or 1% milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup sugar
1 nonstick cooking spray
1 fresh or juice-pack peaches
Directions
Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Combine egg, milk, and oil in a
large bowl. Add sugar. Stir in dry ingredients. Do not overmix. Place in
loaf pan that has been coated with vegetable spray. Bake at 375 degrees F.
for 30 minutes. Top each slice with 1/3 cup peaches. Makes 12 servings.
Nutritional information per serving: calories - 165, protein - 3 gm.,
fat - 5 gm., carbohydrates - 30 gm., cholesterol - 19 mg., fiber - 1 gm.,
sodium - 184 mg. EXCHANGES: Starch/Bread - 2, Fruit - 1, Fat - 1.
FROM: The Diabetes Advisor May/June 1993 issue
Servings: 12
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