Tweaked Traditional Cardamom Bread

A nice spiced bread that is not overly sweet and is best served warm with coffee and butter for a not to sweet mood or for a sweeter mood try serving with honey butter or sweetened whipped cream cheese. This is traditional cardamom bread from Red Star that I have tweaked to make it slightly healthier.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Yields: 1 loaf/cake

Ingredients

• 4 -4 1⁄2 cups whole wheat flour
• 14  g active dry yeast
• 3⁄4 cup Splenda Sugar Blend for Baking
• 2  teaspoons ground cardamom
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon clove
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup 1% low-fat milk
• 1⁄2 cup  Smart Balance Omega Plus
• 1  cup Egg Beaters egg substitute

Directions

1. In large mixed bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, yeast, sugar, cardamom, salt, cinnamon, cloves and ginger; mix well. Heat water, milk and butter to 120F to 130F, butter does not need to melt. Add to flour mixture; add eggbeaters. Blend at low speed until moistened; beat 3 minutes at medium speed. By hand, graduall stir in enough remaining flour to make a stiff batter.
2. Spoon batter into a well greased 12 cup Bundt pan. Cover; let rise in warm place until light and doubled, about 1 1/2 hours. Bake in pre-heated 375F oven for 30 to 35 minutes until golden brown. Remomve from pan; cool for about 5 to 10 before serving.