Golden Beet Bread

The sweet, earthy flavor of golden beets gives this quick bread a unique flavor.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins
• Calories: 257 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup margarine, melted
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup turbinado sugar
• 1 cup unbleached flour
• cooking spray
• ½ pound golden beets, greenery removed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Stand beets upright in a saucepan. Fill saucepan with about 1-inch of water and bring to a boil. Lower heat to a simmer, cover, and steam beets until tender, about 40 minutes.

Step 3

Carefully remove beets from saucepan, peel, and coarsely chop into chunks.

Step 4

Place beets in a blender and puree until smooth. Measure out 1 cup.

Step 5

Spray 1 large loaf pan with cooking spray.

Step 6

Mix whole wheat flour, unbleached flour, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl.

Step 7

Stir 1 cup beet puree with 1/2 cup water together in a bowl.

Step 8

Beat sugar and margarine together in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer on low speed until blended.

Step 9

Beat eggs and beet mixture into sugar mixture until combined.

Step 10

Gradually stir flour mixture into wet ingredients, mixing after each small addition, until just combined.

Step 11

Fold walnuts into batter until evenly incorporated.

Step 12

Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

Step 13

Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 to 65 minutes.