Pumpkin, Date, and Nut Loaf

1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2-1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 cup mashed cooked pumpkin
1/3 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 + cup chopped pitted dates
1/4 + cup chopped walnuts
Vegetable cooking spray
Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl, and stir well; make a well in center of mixture.  Combine pumpkin and next 3 ingredients in a bowl; add to dry ingredients.  Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.  Fold in dates and walnuts.  Spoon batter into an 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray.  Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.  Let cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan, and let cool completely on wire rack. 

Yield:  12 servings (serving size: 1 slice).

CALORIES: 174 PROTEIN: 3.3g; FAT: 4.5g CARB: 31.3gt FIBER: 1.4g