A-to-Z Bread

Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling

Makes

2 loaves

Updated: Sep. 30, 2022
From apples to zucchini, no matter what you have on hand, chances are it will be fantastic in this bread. —Marcelle Okawa, Carson City, Nevada

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup canola oil
  • 3 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 2 cups A to Z ingredients (choose from list below)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • A to Z INGREDIENTS:
  • Apples, peeled and shredded
  • Applesauce
  • Apricots (dried), chopped
  • Bananas (ripe), mashed
  • Carrots, shredded
  • Sweetened shredded coconut
  • Dates, pitted and chopped
  • Figs (dried), chopped
  • Grapes (seedless), chopped
  • Oranges, peeled and chopped
  • Peaches, peeled and chopped
  • Pears, peeled and chopped
  • Pineapple (canned), crushed and drained
  • Dried plums (prunes), pitted and chopped
  • Pumpkin, canned
  • Raisins
  • Raspberries, unsweetened fresh or frozen
  • Rhubarb, chopped fresh or frozen
  • Strawberries, fresh or frozen
  • Sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed
  • Zucchini, peeled and grated

Directions

  1. In a bowl, combine the sugar, oil and eggs. Stir in A to Z ingredients of your choice and vanilla. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into liquid ingredients just until moistened. Stir in nuts. Pour into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans.
  2. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.