Pecan Carrot Bread Or Muffins Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flours, sugar, carrots, nuts, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt, and mix thoroughly, breaking up any lumps.
• Add the remaining ingredients and mix just until blended (do NOT over mix).
• For bread: Spoon batter into a greased 8.5x4.5" loaf pan.
• Bake at 350F until dark golden brown (about 1 hours).
• For muffins: Spoon batter into greased muffin cups.
• Bake at 350F until golden brown (about 45 minutes).

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine sugar and oil; add eggs, one at a time.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, raisins and pecans.
• Stir into sugar-oil-egg mixture until combined; do not overmix.
• Pour into a greased or non-stick loaf pan and bake at 375 degrees F for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean after inserting in middle of bread.
• Let cool slightly in pan, then carefully turn out onto a baking rack to finish cooling.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 18 mini muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• In a medium bowl, stir together brown sugar, flour and pecans. In a separate bowl beat the butter and eggs together until smooth, stir into the dry ingredients just until combined. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups. Cups should be about 2/3 full.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on wire racks when done.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Mix all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, chia seeds, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger together in a large bowl.
• Beat butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat egg into the butter mixture. Mash banana into the butter mixture until smoothly incorporated. Fold carrot and orange zest into the mixture.
• Mix flour mixture into the butter mixture about 1/2 cup at a time to make a batter. Fold cranberries into the batter. Divide evenly between prepared muffin cups to fill nearly to the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.