Most Delicious Orange Carrot Yeast Bread

“Carrots are orange because oranges are orange” is not quite true, but it was the orange bread that had me thinking of a carrot yearst bread. And though I know that carrots, in its heirloom form, is not only orange; it can be purple, black, yellow, red, or white. You will soon learn that this carrot yeast bread has orange carrots that make this bread into a sweet goodness.

Ingredients

• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 envelop yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup lukewarm water
• ½ cup milk
• 3 tablespoons butter melted
• 1 egg beaten
• vegetable oil to grease bread pan
• 3/4 cups finely grated carrots
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• Optional: 1/2 cup raisins

Instructions

• Grate the carrots. Set aside.
• Beat the eggs.
• Melt the butter. Add the butter, vanilla and egg to the milk. Set aside.
• In a deep bowl, sift the flour. Add the yeast, sugar and salt. Mix well.
• Add the grated carrots to the flour and mix well.
• Add the liquid to the dry ingredients. Adjust the liquid (milk) as necessary.
• Mix well.
• Dust with a little flour, knead until smooth and elastic (this might take about 10 minutes).
• Leave to rest until it doubles in size. Punch down and then roll out.
• Place in a prepared pan, cover with a towel and allow to rise for another 10 to 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bake until golden brown, or for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove from the pan and cool on a rack before slicing.

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Carrot Yeast Bread

Prep Time25 minutes mins

Cook Time25 minutes mins

Total Time50 minutes mins

Course: Breads

Cuisine: Fusion

Servings: 1 loaf

Calories:

Author: Felix (Simply Trini Cooking)

Ingredients

• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 envelop yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup lukewarm water
• ½ cup milk
• 3 tablespoons butter melted
• 1 egg beaten
• vegetable oil to grease bread pan
• 3/4 cups finely grated carrots
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• Optional: 1/2 cup raisins

Instructions

• Grate the carrots. Set aside.
• Beat the eggs.
• Melt the butter. Add the butter, vanilla and egg to the milk. Set aside.
• In a deep bowl, sift the flour. Add the yeast, sugar and salt. Mix well.
• Add the grated carrots to the flour and mix well.
• Add the liquid to the dry ingredients. Adjust the liquid (milk) as necessary.
• Mix well.
• Dust with a little flour, knead until smooth and elastic (this might take about 10 minutes).
• Leave to rest until it doubles in size. Punch down and then roll out.
• Place in a prepared pan, cover with a towel and allow to rise for another 10 to 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bake until golden brown, or for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove from the pan and cool on a rack before slicing.