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Quick bread mixes

Course Bread
Cuisine American
Keyword banana bread mix, muffin mix, quick bread mix, zucchini bread
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 3 loaves
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

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.