Golden Beet Bread

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound golden beets, greenery removed
  • cooking spray
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup unbleached flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 cup turbinado sugar
  • 1/2 cup margarine, melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

  1. Stand beets upright in a saucepan. Fill saucepan with about 1-inch of water and bring to a boil. Lower heat to a simmer, cover, and steam beets until tender, about 40 minutes.
  2. Carefully remove beets from saucepan, peel, and coarsely chop into chunks.
  3. Place beets in a blender and puree until smooth. Measure out 1 cup.
  4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  5. Spray 1 large loaf pan with cooking spray.
  6. Mix whole wheat flour, unbleached flour, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl.
  7. Stir 1 cup beet puree with 1/2 cup water together in a bowl.
  8. Beat sugar and margarine together in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer on low speed until blended.
  9. Beat eggs and beet mixture into sugar mixture until combined.
  10. Gradually stir flour mixture into wet ingredients, mixing after each small addition, until just combined.
  11. Fold walnuts into batter until evenly incorporated.
  12. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
  13. Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 to 65 minutes.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

925 kcal 46% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 10.8g 22% DV
Total Fat 58.2g 75% DV
Carbs 92.6g 34% DV
Fiber 3g 11% DV
Sugar 25.6g 51% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 16780.8mg 100% DV
Potassium 312.5mg 7% DV
Cholesterol 64.5mg 22% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 16mcg 2% DV
Vitamin C 0.4mg
Calcium 101.3mg 8% DV
Iron 3.7mg 21% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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