Whole Wheat Quick Bread Base Recipe
This is one of our base recipes. Is there anything better than a loaf of warm, spicy, and fluffy bread? We don’t think so! This whole wheat quick bread base recipe teaches you the correct ratios of ingredients, then allows you to adjust the ingredients to YOUR taste!
Servings: 12 slices
Ingredients
Base Recipe
- 1 ½ cups white whole wheat flour*
- 1-2 teaspoons spice(s)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½-1 teaspoon baking powder**
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup diced, shredded, or pureed fruits or vegetables
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 2 large eggs
Mix-ins to YOUR taste
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips
- ¼-½ cup unsweetened coconut
- ¼-½ cup dried fruit
- ¼-½ cup toasted chopped or sliced nuts or seeds
- ¼-½ cup old fashioned oats
- 1-2 Tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon lemon or orange zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a 9x5 bread loaf pan with nonstick spray or parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, gently whisk flour, spices, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add mix-ins (except vanilla) to flour mixture. Toss to evenly coat.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk together fruit/vegetable puree or shreds, buttermilk, brown sugar, oil, eggs, and optional vanilla.
- Add liquid ingredients to flour mixture. Using a spatula, fold ingredients until just moistened. Do not overmix.
- Pour batter into the prepared bread loaf pan. Bake 50-55 minutes or until slightly golden and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Enjoy!
Notes
*Substitute 1 cup whole wheat flour + ½ cup all purpose flour or 1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour.
**Use ½–1 teaspoon baking powder depending on the heaviness and number of mix-ins.
If your oven runs hot, check the bread for doneness after 45 minutes. To check for doneness, insert a toothpick into the middle of the loaf. If it comes out clean, it’s done! If it’s not done but the top of the loaf is getting too dark, loosely cover with a piece of foil and return to the oven.
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