Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
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1/2 cup natural bran
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1/3 cup vegetable oil
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1/3 cup honey
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1/2 cup buttermilk
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2 eggs
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1 lemon, zest of
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1/3 cup dried apricot, diced small
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1/4 cup sunflower seeds
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1/3 cup golden raisin
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1 cup shredded carrot
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, & butter a 9 inch loaf pan.
- In bowl, whisk & mix together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg & ginger, then whisk in bran.
- In large bowl, whisk together vegetable oil, honey, buttermilk & eggs, until well blended.
- Add carrots, zest & apricots, & stir until well blended.
- Add flour mixture, seeds & raisins, & blend until all the flour is just moistened. DO NOT OVERBEAT.
- Pour into buttered pan.
- Bake 40-50 minutes or until toothpick in the middle comes out clean.
- Remove pan from oven & let cool 10 minutes on wire rack.
- Remove loaf from pan & let cool completely on wire rack.