CARROT BREAD

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Often times my choices in cooking and baking for a week is distinctly controlled by what my husband happens to randomly drag home with him. This week, for reasons beyond my own common sense, my husband brought home nearly five pounds of carrots. So enjoy my recipe for Carrot Bread...

Provided by Maggie May Schill

Categories     Other Breakfast

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 c all purpose flour
3/4 c sugar
2 tsp cinnamon, ground
1/4 c packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 c fresh grated carrots
1/3 c whole milk
1/4 c butter, softened
3 Tbsp whipped cream cheese
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp quality bourbon
1/2 c golden raisins (optional)

Steps:

  • 1. 1-Preheat oven to 350'F 2-Grate your carrots to the finest possible grate. Add your bourbon to the grated carrots and mix completely. 3-Add your raisins to your grated carrots and set aside for later use. 4-Grease and flour 2 large loaf pans, or 3 small loaf pans. 5-Sift together in large mixing bowl: Flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. 6-In a second mixing bowl, cream together butter with brown sugar and white sugar until completely combined. 7-Combine sugar mixture to flour mixture and mix completely. It should look like a sandy mixture when completely combined. 8-In yet another mixing bowl: add your eggs, milk, vanilla extract and whipped cream cheese. Beat together until completely combined. 9-Slow add wet mixture to dry mixture until completely incorporated. 10-Fold in carrot and raisin mixture. 11-The finished batter should be just ever so slightly thicker than cake batter. 12-pour into pans evenly and bake for about 55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. 13-Let the loafs cool in their pans for about 20 minutes, then turn them out onto a wire rack to finish cooling. ENJOY!!

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