Serves: 5
For fruit or nut breads, grease only the bottoms of the loaf pans to give the loaves a gently rounded top and avoid ridges at the edges of the loaf.
Chop or shred fruits, vegetables or nuts before you start making the batter. If you start the batter and then stop to chop, the batter may get too stiff.
Mix quick breads by hand, because it’s easy to mix the batter too much with an electric mixer.
It’s okay if the top of the loaf gets a large, lengthwise crack.
Cool nut breads completely before slicing so they don’t crumble. Even better, store them tightly covered for 24 hours before cutting. Cut with a sharp, thin-bladed knife, using a light sawing motion.
After cooling, wrap loaves tightly and store them in the refrigerator for up to a week or freeze up to three months.
Mini Nut Bread Loaves
For tasteful gifts or bite-size treats, make mini loaves using miniature loaf pans, muffin pans or small cake molds in special shapes.
To determine how much batter a pan will hold, fill it to the top with water, then pour the water into a measuring cup.
Let the baked breads cool for a few minutes, then loosen the edges with a table knife or metal spatula and carefully remove them from the pans. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Great Nut Bread Has:
Golden brown, rounded top
Crack (or split) lengthwise along the top
Thin, tender crust
Moist texture with small even holes
Fruits and/or nuts evenly distributed
Problem: Possible Cause:
Didn’t rise - too much mixing
- check expiration date on leavening
Tough - too much mixing
- not enough fat
Tunnels - too much mixing
Rims around - sides of pan were greased
the edges
Compact - too much flour
- too little leavening
Crumbly - not cooled completely cut too soon after baking
From "Betty Crocker's Complete Cookbook, Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, 9th Edition." Text Copyright 2000 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
This TIPS FOR NUT BREADS recipe is from the Betty Crocker's Cookbook, 9th Edition Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.
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