Sweet Beet Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour (i use half whole wheat)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 egg
• 1 cup raw beet, finely shredded
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1/4 cup orange juice or 1/4 cup other fruit juice
• 1/4 cup applesauce
• 3/4 cup pecans or 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 grease a loaf pan (9 x 5 x 3 or 8 x 4 x 2) and set it aside.
• 2 combine the dry ingredients in a bowl (except the nuts).
• 3 in a separate bowl, beat the egg and add the beet, oil, orange juice, and applesauce.
• 4 add the wet ingredients to the dry all at once and mix until they are just combined.
• 5 fold in the chopped nuts.
• 6 pour the mixture into a prepared loaf pan.
• 7 bake in a preheated oven at 350 for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.