Ingredients:

• 1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin
  
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
  
• 2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
  
• 1/2 cup low fat milk
  
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
  
• 2 eggs + 4 egg whites
  
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
  
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  
• vanilla glaze (see recipe below)
  
• 3 tablespoons crystallized ginger, chopped

Directions:

1. Move oven rack to bottom position. Heat oven to 350º. Grease 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 or 9 x 5 x 3".
   
2. Mix pumpkin, sugar, applesauce, milk, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients except vanilla glaze and ginger.
   
3. Pour batter evenly into each of the pans. Bake for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in middle of bread comes out clean.
   
4. Cool for 10 minutes then loosen bread and cool completely on a wire rack (about 1 hour).
   
5. Prepare vanilla glaze and drizzle on bread. Sprinkle with chopped crystallized ginger.