Monday, May 7, 2012

We took a basic parsnip recipe and modified it to make it our own.  Enjoy!  We did!  If you don't want a strong parsnip taste reduce the amount of parsnips in this recipe.


Spiced Parsnip Bread w/ chocolate chip & orange zest
Ingredients (4 loaves)
                         6 cups all-purpose flour
                         3  teaspoons baking powder
                         2  teaspoons ground cinnamon
                         2  teaspoons ground allspice
                         1  teaspoon ground cloves
                         3  teaspoons salt
                         4  cup sugar
                         2  pounds parsnips (about 2 medium), peeled and finely shredded
                         1  cup canola oil
                         4  eggs, lightly beaten
                         2  teaspoon vanilla extract
                         4  cups chocolate chips
                             orange zest from one orange

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly butter a 9 x 5-inch or 8 x 4-inch loaf pan.
2. Stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and salt in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together sugar, parsnips, oil, egg and vanilla. Slowly stir parsnip mixture into flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips & orange zest. Spoon batter into pan.
3. Bake 55 to 65 minutes, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven; cool in pan on wire rack.
Recipe by David Feder.
Nutritional Info (per serving)
•    Calories 110                      Fat 6g                     Saturated Fat 0.5g                 Polyunsaturated Fat 2.5g
•    Monounsaturated Fat 3g Cholesterol 10mg  Sodium 140mg                       Potassium 90mg
•    Carbohydrates 12g          Fiber 1g                  Sugars 1g                               Protein 3g