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whole wheat carrot and blueberry bread
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Whole Wheat Carrot and Blueberry Bread

Whole Wheat Carrot and Blueberry Bread
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword Carrot, White Whole Wheat
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 12
Author Anna
Cost 5

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour (280 grams)
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar (250 grams)
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 7 ounces carrots grated or shredded and chopped (2 cups)
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup plump blueberries
  • cup chopped pecans optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9x5 inch loaf pan with cooking spray or grease using your preferred method. Lay a strip of parchment down the length of the pan for easy removal. Spray or grease the parchment.
  • Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg together in a large bowl for about 15 seconds.
  • In a mixing bowl, beat eggs with an electric mixer for 1 minute. Gradually beat in the sugar and beat for another minute. With mixer on low, gradually add the oil and the vanilla. With a heavy duty scraper or rubber spatula, stir in the flour mixture until well-blended. Stir in the carrots. Batter will be quite thick.
  • Spoon ⅓ of the batter across bottom of loaf pan. Scatter about half of the berries over the batter. Layer on another ⅓ of the carrot batter and remaining blueberries. Top with remaining carrot batter, then sprinkle top with pecans (if using)
  • Bake on center rack for 1 ½ hours or until a skewer inserted comes out with moist crumbs or a meat thermometer inserted in center registers between 205 and 210.
  • Let cool in pan set on a rack for 30 minutes, loosening sides gently after the first 10 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely before slicing.

Notes

Measurement Notes: I always use a scale along with volume measurements and the weight of the flour is 10 oz. If you measure without a scale, stir the flour well before measuring. For the carrots, I use pre-shredded carrots and then chop them with a chef’s knife.