How to Make Papaya Quick Bread

Love is in the air after just one slice of Papaya Quick Bread. This recipe is a healthy alternative to the original Hawaiian sweet bread. Featuring whole wheat flour, carrots, cinnamon applesauce,and aromatic papaya, this bread is low in calories, packed with healthy antioxidants, vitamins C and D, potassium, magnesium, and fiber.

Ingredients

3/4 cup egg substitute (or 3 whole eggs)
3/4 cup mild olive or canola oil (or 4 sticks [1 cup] butter)
3/4 cup packed brown sugar (2 cups granulated sugar)
1 cup finely grated carrots
1-1/2 cups applesauce or mashed ripe bananas (about 2 large bananas)
1-1/2 cups mashed ripe papaya
1-1/4 cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, almonds, chopped dried figs and other chopped dried fruits can be used)
4 cups white whole wheat flour (or a combination of 3/4 cups whole wheat flour and 1/4 cup white bread flour)
1 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon baking soda
1 Tablespoon cinnamon (use less if you use cinnamon-flavored applesauce)
1 teaspoon nutmeg (or 1 teaspoon allspice and 1 teaspoon ground ginger)
Optional ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon grated fresh ginger (or 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, or 1 Tablespoon minced crystallized ginger)
- 1 Tablespoon grated orange zest and 1 tablespoon (14.8 ml) freshly squeezed orange juice (or substitute lime zest and juice)

Steps

1
Preheat oven to 325ºF.
2
Grease and flour 2 metal loaf pans or 24-36 small muffin pans lightly.

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3
Wash, peel, and shred carrots.
4
Wash and cut papaya in half; scoop out seeds and membrane; peel and mash or puree papaya fruit.
5
Combine eggs, oil, and sugar in the mixing bowl of an electric mixer. Mixing on low speed just until combined.
6
Add carrots, (applesauce, if using), mashed papaya, nuts and/or dried fruits. Stir until well combined.
7
Mix together thoroughly salt, flour, baking soda, spices (of your choice) in a separate bowl.
8
Add to the egg mixture, stirring gently by hand.
9
Spoon batter into prepared loaf pans (or muffin pans).
10
Bake at 325ºF for 50-60 minutes.
11
Test for doneness: A wooden tester inserted into the center of bread should come out clean.
12
Remove bread from oven and let rest in pan for about 10 minutes before removing from pan or slicing.
13
Finished.

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Warnings

Some individuals are allergic to the latex found in the leaves, stems, and under ripe papaya fruit.

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Nutritional analysis are approximate and based on a 2000 calorie diet. Values are rounded to nearest whole number. Values will change depending on size of pans, number of slices, and ingredient brands.

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