Mom’s A-to-Z Bread
We love this recipe around my house because we can change it from one day to the next on a whim. Just throw whatever fruit is in season into the mix, and you’ve got a tailor-made treat! —Christine Saxe, Ada, Michigan
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup canola oil
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups A to Z ingredients (choose from list below)
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- A TO Z INGREDIENTS:
- Apples, peeled and shredded
- Applesauce
- Apricots (dried), chopped
- Banana (ripe), mashed
- Carrot, 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, pitted and chopped
- Pumpkin, canned
- Raisins
- Raspberries, fresh or frozen
- Rhubarb, chopped fresh or frozen
- Strawberries, fresh or frozen
- Sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed
- Zucchini, peeled and shredded
Reviews
Made a zucchini and carrot bread....the ingredients didn't look to that pretty to start with and I thought it might be a little to bold. Added a little orange juice to help break up the veggies. And added tons of walnuts, well double what it asked for. It tasted spectacular. Thank you so much. This recipe is a keeper, and I will use it often.
just made this bread with strawberries and it is delicious i used pecans instead of walnut add 1 cup dark chocolate chips also only added 1/2 teaspoon of salt it made 2 very high loaves
sburr434I found 1 teaspoon salt makes it to salty. Maybe use 1/2 teaspoon. This doesn't work well with blueberries. I will try other ingredients.
Used strawberries, raspberries, banana,coconut and a sprinkle of chocolate chips and made them into muffins. They were moist and flavorful
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This is always excellent and I haven't found a combo that hasn't worked for me. I find myself going to this recipe first.
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I made this when my children were little and they loved it! Lost the recipe and was extremely happy when I found it on the website! My young adults are waiting at the counter for the loaf to cool as I write. Thanks Taste of Home!
I used 1-1/2 c. of chopped dates instead of 2 from the A-Z group. The bread did not rise enough, and the dates sunk to the bottom resulting in a dense bread. I will make again, but will use something that will add some moisture to it instead of taking it away. It is still a very tasty bread.