Quick bread mixes
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A make-ahead dry mix that becomes a standard loaf or muffins with eggs, milk, butter and vanilla. Variations include zucchini, banana, lemon, pumpkin and cranberry orange.
Ingredients
Dry mix
- 5 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1¾ cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons plus 2½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1¼ teaspoons salt
Standard loaf
- 2½ cups mix
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- ⅓ cup melted butter or oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- any add-ins
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- loaf pan
- airtight jar
Directions
Make the mix
- Mix the dry ingredients and store.
- Standard loaf: heat the oven to 350°F. Whisk the eggs, milk, melted butter or oil, and vanilla. Add 2½ cups of the mix and any add-ins, and stir only until blended.
- Bake for 45–55 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then cool completely.
- Muffins: bake at 350°F for 18–22 minutes.
Variations
Notes
– Zucchini: 1½ cups grated zucchini, squeezed dry, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
– Lemon: 1½ tablespoons lemon zest, with an optional powdered sugar and lemon juice glaze.
– Banana: ½ cup mashed overripe bananas in place of the milk, plus 1 teaspoon cinnamon (extra ½ teaspoon optional).
– Apple cinnamon: 6 tablespoons milk, plus 1½ cups finely diced apples tossed in 1 teaspoon flour, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
– Cinnamon swirl: 1 teaspoon cinnamon in the batter; swirl on top ¼ cup brown sugar mixed with 1 tablespoon cinnamon.
– Pumpkin: 3 cups mix, 1 cup pumpkin purée (not pie filling), 2 eggs, ⅓ cup oil or melted butter, ¼ cup milk, and 1½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (or 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon cloves).
– Orange cranberry: ½ cup orange juice in place of the milk, plus 1 tablespoon orange zest and ¾ cup dried cranberries.
– Chocolate chip: ¾–1 cup chocolate chips.
– Nut: ¾ cup chopped walnuts or pecans.
– Streusel-topped: streusel of ½ cup flour, ¼ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup butter, crumbled; optional nuts or oats.
– Cinnamon raisin: ¾ cup raisins (optionally soaked in warm water and drained) and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
Storage: airtight jar in a cool, dry pantry away from the stove, 6–9 months; shake or whisk before each use.
Nutrition
Serving: 648g | Calories: 2026kcal | Carbohydrates: 297g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 77g | Saturated Fat: 45g | Trans Fat: 2.5g | Cholesterol: 547mg | Sodium: 2641mg | Potassium: 550mg | Fiber: 5.8g | Sugar: 132g | Vitamin A: 2629IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 785mg | Iron: 13mg
Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, as cooked, 1 servings from 1/3 of the mix with 2 eggs, ½ cup milk, ⅓ cup melted butter or oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla; not counted (no amount given): any add-ins; ½ cup milk counted as whole milk, ⅓ cup melted butter or oil (the first choice counted). Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.
