Carrot, Pineapple and Ginger Bread Recipe

This Carrot, Pineapple, and Ginger Bread is like eating carrot cake without the frosting!  You will thank me after you devour a warm slice of this carrot bread spread with butter.  The taste is even better the next day…if it can last that long!

This recipe for Carrot Bread takes more preparation time to make than other other quick breads and also makes more mess in the kitchen.  But when you taste this delicious carrot bread, it will have been worth the time and effort!

 

Carrot Pineapple Ginger Bread

 

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Carrot, Pineapple and Ginger Bread Recipe:
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
 
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Carrot, Pineapple and Ginger Bread Recipe
Servings: 2 loaves
Ingredients
  • 1 pound carrots (approximately)
  • 1 (8-ounce) can unsweetened pineapple, crushed and well drained
  • 2 ounces ginger, crystallized and finely diced
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 3 tablespoons orange zest (peel) or lemon zest (your choice)
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice, ground
  • 1 cup old-fashion oats (not instant)
  • 1/2 cup pecans or your favorite nuts, chopped
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Adjust oven rack to lower middle position. Grease or spray two (2) 9x5-inch loaf pan.

  2. Prepare Carrots:  Peel and grate carrots to produce approximately 1 1/2 cups finely-grated carrots and 1 1/2 cups coarsely-grated carrots; set aside.

  3. Carrot Mixture:  In a large bowl, combine grated carrots (both finely grated and coarsely grated), drained crushed pineapple, diced crystallized ginger, and lemon juice; set aside.

  4. Egg Mixture:  In another bowl, beat together the sugar and vegetable oil until creamy.  Stir in the eggs, grated orange peel, and vanilla extract; set aside.

  5. Combine Carrot Mixture with the Egg Mixture; mix well and set aside.

  6. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice.  Beat together the carrot mixture with the flour mixture.  Stir in the oats and pecans.

  7. NOTE:  Bake all quick breads as soon as the ingredients are assembled.  Since high temperature are often called for, it is best to bake them in the center of the oven, as the heat in the top third of the oven will be too intense.

  8. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans and bake 50 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Be sure and poke the toothpick already to the center of the loaf.  A good check is to use an instant digital thermometer to test your bread. The internal temperatureof the bread should be at 200 degrees F. when done.

  9. Remove bread from oven and cool on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pans.  Cool completely before slicing.

  10. Storage:  Wrap tightly in plastic wrap or large re-plastic bags to prevent bread fro drying out.  Store 3 days at room temperature.  Freeze for longer storage.

  11. Makes two (2) loaves.

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Sources:  This Carrot, Pineapple, and Ginger Bread recipe is from the cookbook, Newman’s Own Cookbook, compiled by Ursula Hotchner and Nell Newman.  I slightly updated the directions in the recipe.  The recipe was originally by Sylvia Wachtel, Paul Newman’s mother.

Categories:

Breakfast Breads    Carrots    Pineapple Recipes    Quick Bread   

Comments and Reviews

One Response to “Carrot, Pineapple and Ginger Bread Recipe”

  1. Aprill Kempton

    This is the best bread ever! I tried the recipe because I had some extra ingredients (carrots, pineapple, and ginger). It was not that hard to make, grated the carrots for the carrot mixture, added that to the egg mixture, and then the oats. Didn’t have any nuts to add to it, but I used a cup of applesauce instead of a cup of oil in the recipe, and the bread turned out just fine. I love the flavors in it, the texture, and the overall flavor. This would go perfect with a cup of coffee!

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