Sweet Beet Bread

Submitted by CongoGirl

"I came up with this recipe as a way to use the fresh beets I get in my CSA box. It tastes just like zucchini bread to me, but it's a pretty pink color because of the beets."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 1 loaf

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups flour (I use half whole wheat)
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon allspice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 egg
• 1 cup raw beet, finely shredded
• 1⁄4 cup oil
• 1⁄4 cup orange juice or 1/4 cup other fruit juice
• 1⁄4 cup applesauce
• 3⁄4 cup pecans or 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped

directions

1. Grease a loaf pan (9 x 5 x 3 or 8 x 4 x 2) and set it aside.
2. Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl (except the nuts).
3. In a separate bowl, beat the egg and add the beet, oil, orange juice, and applesauce.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry all at once and mix until they are just combined.
5. Fold in the chopped nuts.
6. Pour the mixture into a prepared loaf pan.
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

Reviews

[MoChile]

I have never liked beets. They taste like dirt to me. I tried this recipe to see if I could find a way to make beets taste good. The bread came out a beautiful pink color and was very moist. When I ate the bread plain, I could taste the beets a little. If I put a spread on the bread, I couldn't taste the beets at all. I might try boiling the beets first next time to see if that reduces some of the earthy flavor.

 

[cat_ashwood]

This bread is tasty. I used coconut oil, and added some chocolate chips. I found the bread a little dry, but that might be due to having shredded the beets the day before. I found that the beet shreds were not as juicy as when I used them immediately after shredding. I liked that you could taste individual flavors; the orange juice, the walnuts and the beets (which looked like pink ribbons).

 

[MadisonHomeCook]

This is delicious! I had some light colored, Chiogga, beets that were already cooked that needed to get used up. Even though it called for raw, I took a risk and went ahead with the cooked beets and it turned out wonderfully! The lighter colored beets allowed me to call it "Zucchini Bread" to my kids. Served it to 4 kids under age 9 and all of them gobbled it up. Since I was going to call it Zucchini Bread, I added 1/2 tsp of cloves, similar to my Zucchini Bread recipe. And I threw in 1/2 cup of chocolate chips just to be sure :) Both were great additions. Thanks for a yummy way to use my beets that my kids will actually eat!

 

[claurena]

Delightful! I used a grater to grate up all my small beets with the skins still on (I took off the root tails) and ended up with 2 cups, so I doubled the recipe and was able to make 4 small loaves. They were well received by family and friends! Quite tasty! Thank you!

 

[melanie]

I too have plenty of beets from our CSA, so glad to find your recipe!