Healthified Pumpkin Bread

INGREDIENTS
1. 2 cups organic unbleached flour (or substitute 1/2 for whole wheat flour, or substitute 100% for gluten-free flour blend of choice)
2. 1 tsp baking soda
3. 1/2 tsp baking powder
4. 1/2 tsp salt
5. 2 tsp ground cinnamon
6. 1 tsp ground clove
7. 1 tsp ground nutmeg
8. 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
9. 1/4 cup avocado oil
10. 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
11. 1/2 cup sugar
12. 1 tsp vanilla extract
13. 1 15-ounce can of plain 100% pumpkin puree
14. 3/4 cup almond or cashew milk or milk of choice
15. 2 Tbsp flax meal mixed into 6 Tbsp hot water (let it sit for a few minutes to gel up)
DIRECTIONS
1. In a medium bowls, mix all dry ingredients together with a whisk until well combined.
2. In a separate large bowl, beat the avocado oil, applesauce, and sugar together with a whisk or mixer until the mixture lightens up and becomes more fluffy and worked together.
3. Add the vanilla and gelled-up flax mixture to the wet ingredients, and whisk until just combined; then  add in the pumpkin puree and whisk until just combined.
4. Add half of the dry mixture to the wet mixture and stir until just combined.
5. Add the milk and stir until just combined, and then repeat step 4 with the remaining dry mix.
6. Pour into a greased and floured bread tin. Bake at 325F for approximately 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Timing will vary for different ovens and altitudes.