Yummy Avocado Bread

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Recipe submitted by heartgoeshere, 01/09/08

Yummy Avocado Bread

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup chickpea(garbanzo bean) flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups vegan sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
3 non-eggs (I use Ener-g egg replacer)
1 cup well mashed avocado
3 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts or other nuts (optional)

Directions:

I originally found this recipe at http://www.avocado.org/recipes and just made a few modifications and it came out great! my version was also vegan.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Beat together "eggs", vanilla, and sugar. Add avocado and oil and blend until smooth.

Add all sifted dry ingredients slowly. Original recipe said to use a mixer but I just used a good ol' spoon and it worked just as well. It will be very thick so add 1/2 cup water if you need to thin it out.

Stir in the nuts if you choose to include them. Pour the whole mixture into two lightly greased, loaf-sized pans. Bake for 50-60 minutes at 350 degrees. Mine didn't rise very much, but it is a "dessert" bread and it was thick enough to make hearty slices.

They're finished when a wooden toothpick comes out clean. Let it cool before slicing. Voila!

Serves: 2 loaves

Preparation time: 25 minutes


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Re: Yummy Avocado Bread

« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2008, 04:56:52 PM »

Hey, I didn't try this yet but I am very intrigued. I notice that the original recipe calls for 3/4 cup of oil and you don't use any. Avocados already have fat in them--is this enough to keep the bread moist? I see there is also an avocado pecan bread that also looks easily veganizable (even more so). Thanks for this excellent resource.


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Re: Yummy Avocado Bread

« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2008, 03:20:40 PM »

woops! Thank you for pointing that out, there is actually supposed to be 3/4 cup of vegetable oil in there. Undecided

It would probably be alright without it but the dough gets really, really thick so it's hard to stir without the extra wetness


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« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2008, 04:37:50 PM »

I am definitely going to try this. And thanks for the link to that site!


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Re: Yummy Avocado Bread

« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2008, 12:09:18 AM »

I bastardized the recipe somewhat and still wound up with a pan full of yum.

I used all whole wheat flour (no chickpea) and cut out the oil. For the non-eggs, I used a cup of applesauce. I also used dark brown sugar, which may or may not be vegan, but please don't come after me with your lanterns and pitchforks. I switched to vegan very recently, so I'm using up ingredients I already have on hand. (I'm still confused about "vegan sugar" in general. Must do some research before next grocery trip.)

Anyway, it worked. The end product tastes kind of like bran muffin but is probably way healthier. Thanks for the great (and apparently versatile) recipe.


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Re: Yummy Avocado Bread

« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2008, 10:23:42 AM »

Hey Kiddo!

If you'd like some help with information on sugar and vegan sugar, let me know!


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Re: Yummy Avocado Bread

« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2008, 05:48:33 PM »

Quote from: Allychristine on July 27, 2008, 10:23:42 AM

Hey Kiddo!

If you'd like some help with information on sugar and vegan sugar, let me know!

Hi there, helpful stranger! Frankly, that'd be great. I read up on the difference between beet sugar and cane sugar, and I know alternative sweeteners exist. But I could definitely use some practical advice like, "Buy this brand," or "X teaspoons of sugar = Y teaspoons of agave nectar."


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« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2008, 07:15:37 PM »

Quote from: Kiddo on July 28, 2008, 05:48:33 PM

Ok, well here's a bit of help. Cane sugar is filtered through charcoal which may be of..questionable origin. Beet sugar is not processed in this manner. The majority of cane sugar refineries use animal bone char as their carbon source for the charcoal. Instead of chancing how my sugar was processed..I use Florida Crystals (FC), a natural/organic/unrefined sugar. I use it to make brown sugar also (mixing about 1 cup with 1 tbs blackstrap molasses. I don't know about measurements for dry sugar and agave...I use agave rarely (but I do like it).
I get FC in the bulk department of our organic market. Their website has a lot of great info, too: floridacrystals.com

You should visit the forums here on VegWeb for more information, and to talk with us!


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« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2008, 08:21:05 PM »

Just so everyone knows, 1 cup of sugar is equal to 1/3 cup of agave nectar! Grin


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« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2008, 10:20:15 PM »

Thanks to both of you! And sorry for diverting attention from the still-yummy avocado bread.


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