Mix N Match Quick Breads

The weather has me inside the cottage today so you will find me in the kitchen enjoying my favorite hobby, baking! If you love baking quick breads too, you will love this post. I'm reposting it for new visitors to my blog because I don't want you to miss this one! You can mix and match numerous ingredients and have fun creating new bread recipes for gifts and tea. Happy Baking!


You can also make muffins with this recipe. (Makes 2 loaves)
Ingredients:
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1 cup oil
2 cups sugar
2 cups Mix-n-Match (see below)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped nuts or seeds (your choice)
Mix-n-Match (one or more of the following to equal 2 cups)
Apples, grated or chopped
Applesauce
Apricots, chopped
Bananas, mashed or chopped
Berries
Carrots, cooked and mashed or grated
Cherries, pitted and chopped
Coconut, grated
Cranberries, dry or raw, chopped
Dates or figs, pitted and finely chopped
Lemon, 1/2 cup juice
Marmalade (omit 1 cup sugar)
Oranges, chopped
Orange juice, 1/2 cup juice
Peaches, fresh or canned, chopped
Pears, fresh or canned, chopped
Pineapple, crushed and well-drained
Prunes, chopped
Pumpkin, canned
Raisins
Rhubarb, finely chopped (add 1/2 cup more sugar)
Strawberries, well-drained
Sweet Potatoes or Yams, cooked and mashed, or grated
Zucchini, grated and well-drained
Directions:
Sift together dry ingredients.
In separate bowl, beat eggs; add oil and sugar; cream together.
Stir in vanilla and your choice of Mix-n-Match.
Add dry ingredients; mix well. Stir in nuts.
Spoon into 2 well-greased loaf pans.
Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
For Muffins:
Spoon batter into muffin tins and bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes.
Tasty MIX-N-MATCH combinations:
Carrot-Raisin-Walnut
Pumpkin-Raisin-Sunflower seeds
Apple-Cranberry-Walnut
Cranberry-Orange-Walnut