Big Sur Carrot Tangerine Bread Recipes

ISAAC'S CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13x2-inch baking dish.
• Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, ground cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Beat carrots, mandarin oranges, oil, eggs, vanilla extract, and orange zest into flour mixture with an electric mixer until batter is smooth, about 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes.

CARROT BREAD I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Combine eggs, oil and milk; stir into flour mixture until well blended. Stir in carrots, coconut, cherries, raisins and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool on a wire rack for ten minutes before removing from the pan to cool completely. Store in plastic wrap to keep moist.

BIG SUR CARROT TANGERINE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Grease and flour 2 bread pans.
• In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
• Beat eggs and sugar until thick and light colored.
• Add oil and beat hard until volume is doubled.
• Add vanilla, tangerine juice and zest;
• fold in grated carrots.
• Stir dry ingredients into wet and continue stirring until smooth and well combined.
• You may enhance the flavor by adding ½ cup: shredded coconut, diced dry apricots, raisins or nuts (finely chopped).
• Fill pans no more than 2/3 full and bake 50-60 minutes.
• Let stand in pans for 10 minutes - cool on sides completely.
• Wrap tightly in plastic or place in air-tight plastic bag and let stand at room temperature overnight before slicing - this will retain moistness and extend life. Enjoy!