Sweet Beet Bread

Name: Sweet Beet Bread
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups flour (I use half whole wheat); 3/4 cup sugar; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon allspice; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1 egg; 1 cup raw beet, finely shredded; 1/4 cup oil; 1/4 cup orange juice or 1/4 cup other fruit juice; 1/4 cup applesauce; 3/4 cup pecans or 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped

13 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour (I use half whole wheat)
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 egg
1 cup raw beet, finely shredded
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup orange juice or 1/4 cup other fruit juice
1/4 cup applesauce
3/4 cup pecans or 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped

Directions

1

Grease a loaf pan (9 x 5 x 3 or 8 x 4 x 2) and set it aside.
2

Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl (except the nuts).
3

In a separate bowl, beat the egg and add the beet, oil, orange juice, and applesauce.
4

Add the wet ingredients to the dry all at once and mix until they are just combined.
5

Fold in the chopped nuts.
6

Pour the mixture into a prepared loaf pan.
7

Bake in a preheated oven at 350 for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.