Easy Whole Grain Pumpkin-Banana Bread

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup

soft butter

2/3 cup

brown sugar

3 tbsp

honey

large eggs

1 cup

puréed pumpkin

1 cup

mashed banana, the riper the better

2 tbsp

orange juice or water

1 tsp

vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups

King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour, Premium Whole Wheat Flour, or Organic Whole Wheat Flour

1/4 tsp

baking powder

1 tsp

baking soda

3/4 tsp

salt

1 tsp

ground cinnamon

1/2 cup

diced pecans, toasted

1 tbsp

coarse white sparkling sugar, to sprinkle on top

*Using a scant cup (7 1/2 ounces) pumpkin is fine; that way, you can get two recipes out of a single 15-ounce can of purée.