Amazing Almond-Carrot-Currant Bread

Currants, crunchy almonds, and shredded carrot provide texture and flavor to this easy, sweet bread.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 185 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• ⅓ cup milk
• ⅔ cup white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• ⅓ cup chopped almonds
• 1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¾ cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup currants
• ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
• ¾ cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 ½ cups shredded carrot

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.

Step 3

Cream sugar, butter, and salt together in a bowl with an electric mixer until combined. Add eggs, 1 at a time, then vanilla and almond extracts.

Step 4

Mix all-purpose flour, whole wheat pastry flour, baking soda, and baking powder together in a medium bowl. Add to butter-egg mixture in 3 additions, alternating with carrots and milk in 2 additions. Stir in currants and almonds; the batter will be quite wet. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.