Basic Fruit Bread Recipe

Do not confuse this with the dense Christmas bread with maraschino cherries. This recipe is simply a blueprint for making any quick bread with fruits or vegetables, from apple to rhubarb or from carrot to zucchini.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 391 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup chopped walnuts
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup shredded apple

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 4 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch loaf pan.

Step 2

Mix flour, baking powder, soda, salt, sugar, oil, eggs, apple, walnuts, and vanilla only until dry ingredients are moistened.

Step 3

Bake in greased 4 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch loaf pan at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes.