Taste of Home
Rhubread
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling
YIELD: 2 loaves (12 slices each).
We moved into a house with a yard of fresh rhubarb. To use some of those ruby stalks, we made rhubarb bread with cinnamon and pecans. —Erika Elliott, Panola, Illinois
Ingredients
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3 cups coarsely chopped fresh rhubarb (about 12 ounces)
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2 tablespoons plus 1-3/4 cups sugar, divided
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1 cup canola oil
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2 large eggs
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 cup chopped pecans, optional
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour two 8x4-in. loaf pans.
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2.
Toss rhubarb with 2 tablespoons sugar; let stand while preparing batter.
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3.
In a large bowl, beat oil, eggs, vanilla and remaining sugar until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and baking powder; gradually beat into oil mixture (batter will be thick). Stir in rhubarb mixture and, if desired, pecans.
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4.
Transfer to prepared pans. Bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.
Nutrition Facts
1 slice: 211 calories, 10g fat (1g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 162mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.
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