Apple & Carrot Bread

Name: Apple & Carrot Bread
Yield: Standard Loaf Tin
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 Carrot (150g) *finely grated; 60 g Butter *cut into small cubes; 1/4 cup Caster Sugar; 1/4 teaspoon Salt; 1 large Granny Smith Apple *OR a cooking Apple of your choice, peeled and coarsely grated; 2 Eggs; 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract *optional; 1 cup Self-Raising Flour *OR 1 cup Plain Flour & 1 teaspoon Baking Powder; *Note: Add extra 1-2 tablespoons Flour if the batter is too soft; 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon; 1/2 cup Sultanas OR Raisins; Nuts & Seeds *optional

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

There are many Apple Bread recipes but I would call them Apple Cake. All use too much Sugar. I first made this ‘Apple Bread’ by adding 1 Apple to my ‘Carrot Bread’, and the batter ended up too runny. I realised that Milk shouldn’t be added because enough liquid would come out from Carrot and Apple. The recipe requires 1/4 cup Sugar and it is sweet enough.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

Standard Loaf Tin

1Carrot (150g) *finely grated
60 gButter *cut into small cubes
1/4 cupCaster Sugar
1/4 teaspoonSalt
1large Granny Smith Apple *OR a cooking Apple of your choice, peeled and coarsely grated
2Eggs
1/2 teaspoonVanilla Extract *optional
1 cupSelf-Raising Flour *OR 1 cup Plain Flour & 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
*Note: Add extra 1-2 tablespoons Flour if the batter is too soft
1 teaspoonGround Cinnamon
1/2 cupSultanas OR Raisins
Nuts & Seeds *optional

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 170℃. Line a loaf tin with baking paper.
2

Place finely grated Carrot and Butter in a heat-proof bowl, heat in the microwave for 1 minute, and mix well.
3

Add Sugar, Salt and grated Apple. Beat in Eggs, one at a time, then add other ingredients and mix well to combine. *Note: Add extra 1-2 tablespoons Flour if the batter is too soft.
4

Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and bake for 50 minutes or until cooked through. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.