Garden of Eden Bread

I give this a four star rating because I love the idea of it (and the name), but I have made a number of changes to get this bread to where I wanted it. I switch the amounts of whole wheat and ap flour, as the larger amount of whole wheat flour makes the bread very heavy and dense. I use all canola oil instead of the mix of oil and butter. I use a generous cup of chopped figs (about 8 or 10) which I soak in boiling water and then add to the batter with any remaining soaking liquid, and a generous cup of chopped apple (a combo of Granny Smith and Macintosh or other sweet apple, depending on what's available. I use whole milk. I sprinkle the top of the loaf with sanding sugar. While I do butter the muffin pan, I line the loaf pan with parchment for easy release and clean-up. I end up with one lovely large loaf and six large muffins.