Spiced Parsnip Bread

By Hklbrries

"This is a perfect quick bread for breakfast or packing in a lunch. If you have a favorite recipe for carrot or zucchini bread, cakes, or muffins, try parsnips instead."

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 pound parsnips (about 2 medium), peeled and finely shredded
• 1/4 cup walnut or canola oil
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly butter a 9-by-5-inch or 8-by-4-inch loaf pan.

Stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and salt in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together sugar, parsnips, oil, egg and vanilla. Slowly stir parsnip mixture into flour mixture. Stir in nuts. Spoon batter into pan.

Bake 55 to 65 minutes, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven; cool in pan on wire rack.