Carrot Bread ? - from Mimi's Cafe

Submitted by Lorac

"Carrot bread that is much too delicious to be called bread. If you have eaten at Mimi's, you know what a treasure this recipe is, if you have not, you will be delighted! The original recipe compliments of Mimi's Cafe."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1⁄2 cup canned chunk pineapple, drained
• 1⁄2 cup raisins
• 1 cup finely shredded carrot

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan or four 3 inch by 6 inch mini loaf pans.
3. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnnamon and salt and mix well.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together oil, brown sugar and eggs, pour into flour mixture and stir well (batter will be chunky).
5. Stir in walnuts, pineapple, raisins and carrots.
6. Pour into prepared pan (s) and bake 30-40 minutes (20 minutes for mini pans) or until lightly browned.

Reviews

[chef FIFI]

I would have given this 5 stars, but I would have liked it to be a little sweeter..other than that this was a good carrot bread. I think next time I will add more sugar...probably another 1/4 cup..But I am going to make a cream cheese frosting just to coat the top and this will add to the sweetness...thanks for a good recipe.

 

[Bev I Am]

This is a lovely bread! I used pineapple tidbits in place of the chunks and it proved to be just right for my taste. I served just on the warm side, with a bit of butter to bring out the flavor! Delightful, Lorac!

 

[Jan20]

This is great... I have made it for family and took it to church I got complments both places. I have one suggestion use crushed pineapple. The chunk was just to big.

 

[NellieGirl21550]

Oh my gosh, I cannot wait to try the recipe. I'm so excited. We ate out a few days ago @ Mimi's and I ended up taking a loaf of this bread home. I absolutely love it, and I'm so glad I'm now able to make it @ home. Thanks so much Lorac!! *5/17/09 update* Thank you so much for the wonderful recipe. I made muffins instead of bread for my aunt and cousins while my uncle was in the hospital. They were there for 2 weeks, 24 hours a day, and the muffins were easy for them to grab and eat. They all raved and raved about how great the bread was and I was told by a couple of people that this recipe was BETTER than Mimi's. I, like many others, used crushed pineapple instead of chunks. This recipe is definitely a keeper.

 

[maureenmunoz]

To make this bread JUST LIKE Mimi's you will need to use just 2 eggs and bake it in mini loaf pans. Also, use crushed pineapple as the others suggest. I did this and taste tested with coworkers and they swear it was dead on.