Rhubarb Bread
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5
Rhubarb Bread
Description
This quick bread recipe starts by mixing brown sugar and vegetable oil, then incorporating egg, buttermilk, and vanilla for richness and moisture. Dry ingredients—flour, baking soda, and salt—are sifted together and stirred into the wet ingredients. Finely diced rhubarb and chopped nuts are folded in to distribute bursts of tartness and crunchy texture evenly. The batter is poured into greased loaf pans.
A topping made of sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter is sprinkled over the batter before baking, adding a sweet-spiced crust. Baking at 325°F for around 40 minutes develops a soft interior while preventing overbaking keeps it tender. Cooling the bread on a wire rack after briefly removing it from the pans avoids sogginess.
This bread balances the rhubarb's natural tartness with the sweet topping and brown sugar base. It works well as a breakfast treat or snack alongside tea or coffee.
Ingredients
Bread Batter
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups rhubarb finely diced
- 1/2 cups nuts chopped
Bread Topping
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Generously grease two loaf pans.
- Combine brown sugar and vegetable oil.
- Stir in egg, buttermilk, and vanilla.
- Sift the dry ingredients together.
- Add sifted dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Stir to combine.
- Stir in rhubarb and nuts.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf pans.
- Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle on top.
- Bake for about 40 minutes. Do not over-bake.
- Remove the bread from pans after two or three minutes and cool the bread on a wire rack.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 228 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 228kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 377mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 58mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 75IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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