Golden Beet Bread Recipe
- 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
- 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.
- Carefully remove beets from saucepan, peel, and coarsely chop into chunks.
- Place beets in a blender and puree until smooth. Measure out 1 cup.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Spray 1 large loaf pan with cooking spray.
- Mix whole wheat flour, unbleached flour, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl.
- Stir 1 cup beet puree with 1/2 cup water together in a bowl.
- Beat sugar and margarine together in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer on low speed until blended.
- Beat eggs and beet mixture into sugar mixture until combined.
- Gradually stir flour mixture into wet ingredients, mixing after each small addition, until just combined.
- Fold walnuts into batter until evenly incorporated.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 to 65 minutes.
