Yummy Bread - Week 4

Here is this week's yummy bread recipe.  I made mine with carrots and apples, but you can use whatever combination of fruits and vegetables that you like. 

Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut Bread - Adapted from How To Cook Everything by Mark Bittman
Makes 1 loaf

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons coconut oil
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/4 cup sugar
11/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup fruit juice, like orange or apple, or milk
1/2 cup applesauce
1 tablespoon minced or grated orange or lemon zest
1 egg
1 cup any raw fruit or vegetable: small berries left whole, anything else peeled and grated or chopped
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with butter.

2. Stir together the dry ingredients. Cut the coconut oil into bits, then use a fork, 2 knives, or your fingers to cut or rub it into the dry ingredients until there are no pieces bigger than a small pea. (You can use a food processor for this step, which makes it quite easy, but you should not use a food processor for the remaining steps or the bread will be tough.)

3. Beat together the juice, zest, and egg. Pour into the dry ingredients, mixing just enough to moisten; do not beat and do not mix until the batter is smooth. Fold in the fruit and the nuts, then pour and spoon the batter into the loaf pan (make sure to coat it with either non-stick spray or butter).

4.  Bake for about an hour, or until the bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 15 minutes before removing from the pan.