Mmm, mmm, mmm! There are some treats you bake that leave the smell of enchantment literally wafting from the kitchen throughout your whole house: the scent of fragrant and warming pumpkin spice with rich, bright carrot and autumnal cinnamon. That’s just one aspect of Homemade Carrot Bread’s overall beauty: there is also the deep golden-brown color and the tender and slightly sweet taste. Homemade Carrot Bread is essentially a carrot cake made into bread form, ready for butter or jam or whatever else you might like!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 2 1/2 cups carrots, grated
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 –Line a 9×5-inch pan with parchment paper.
Step 3 –Whisk together the flour, the sugar, the baking soda, the cinnamon, the salt, and the pumpkin pie spice in a medium bowl.
Step 4 –Mix the carrots, the eggs, the oil, the milk, and the vanilla together in a large bowl.
Step 5 –Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredient mixture.
Step 6 –Fold in the walnuts and mix until just combined.
Step 7 –Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Step 8 –Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 55-65 minutes.
Step 9 –Serve.
