Spiced Parsnip Bread

Submitted by COOKGIRl

"For an alternate detour, I tried English 'Mixed Spice' (Recipe #266688) in this bread recipe. From relishmag.com."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 1 loaf

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups unbleached flour
• 3⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 lb small parsnip, peeled and finely shredded (about 3 parsnips or 2 medium)
• 1⁄4 cup walnut oil
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Lightly butter a 9x5-inch or 8x4-inch loaf pan.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and salt.
4. In a separate bowl, mix together both sugars, parsnips, oil, egg and vanilla. Slowly stir the parsnip mixture into the flour mixture.
5. Stir in walnuts and spoon batter into the prepared loaf pan.
6. Bake 55-65 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
7. Remove loaf from oven; cool in pan on wire rack.