golden beet bread

Ingredients

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

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 35 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 55 mins


• 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.
• carefully remove beets from saucepan, peel, and coarsely chop into chunks.
• place beets in a blender and puree until smooth. measure out 1 cup.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• spray 1 large loaf pan with cooking spray.
• mix whole wheat flour, unbleached flour, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl.
• stir 1 cup beet puree with 1/2 cup water together in a bowl.
• beat sugar and margarine together in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer on low speed until blended.
• beat eggs and beet mixture into sugar mixture until combined.
• gradually stir flour mixture into wet ingredients, mixing after each small addition, until just combined.
• fold walnuts into batter until evenly incorporated.
• pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 to 65 minutes.