Pumpkin Bread

By Jeff and Leah (adapted from The Kind Life)

Pumpkin Spice Bread

Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 1 hr 25min
Total Time: 1 hr 45 min

Serving: 2 loafs

1 cup chopped Almonds
3 1/2 cup Whole Grain Flour
2 cup Maple Syrup ( Remember it is TWO loafs, but I have cut down to 1 1/2)
2/3 cup Honey (brown rice syrup)
2 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Ground Nutmeg
1 1/2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
1/2  tsp. Ground Ginger
2 cup Pumpkin Puree
1 cup Coconut Oil
2/3 cup Coconut Milk
2/3 cup Unsweetened Coconut Flakes

Steps:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and Flour baking loaf pans.
2. Spread chopped almonds in a single layer and broil till browned and smell awesome.
3. In a large bowl, stir together dry ingredients BUT Coconut and Nuts. In medium bowl combine wet ingredients and mix WELL. 
4. Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Fold in flaked coconut and almonds.  Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
5. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes in the preheated oven or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out CLEAN  (this is important) Remove from oven, and cover loaves tightly with foil. Allow to steam for 10 minutes.  Remove foil, and turn out onto a cooling rack.  Tent loosely with the foil, and allow to cool completely.