Morning Glory Loaf Food

MORNING GLORY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spray bundt pan with cooking spray.
• In medium size bowl combine flour, sugar, powder, soda and cinnamon.
• In a large mixing bowl combine oil, milk and eggs.
• Add flour mixture, stir until just moistened Mixture will be thick.
• Fold in carrots, pineapple, raisins and coconut.
• Spoon into bundt pan.
• Bake 50-55 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes in pan on rack.
• Remove from pan to cool completely.

MORNING GLORY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and arrange two racks evenly spaced in the oven. Line two muffin pans with paper muffin cups.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, oil, and vanilla. Add the carrots, apple, pineapple, pecans, coconut, and raisins and stir together. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir just until combined. Scoop the batter with a standard (2 1/4-inch) ice cream scoop (I use rounded scoops of batter) into the prepared muffin cups. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Place the pans on a baking rack to cool and serve the muffins warm or at room temperature.

KIDS CAN BAKE: MINI MORNING GLORY LOAVES

Steps:

• For the cakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 12-cup mini loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Spread the pecans out on 1 side of a rimmed baking sheet, the coconut on the other, and bake until both are toasted, 5 to 7 minutes. Let cool, then finely chop the pecans.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together the butter, sour cream, brown sugar, vanilla and eggs in another large bowl. Stir the carrots, pecans and coconut into the egg mixture. Fold the flour mixture into the carrot-egg mixture until just combined. Divide evenly among the prepared pans (about 3 heaping tablespoons of batter per loaf). (Don't be alarmed if the batter seems skimpy; the cakes will rise once baked.)
• Bake until the center of a cake bounces back when pressed and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 20 to 22 minutes. Let the cakes cool in the pan for a few minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
• For the glaze: Mix together the confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, lemon juice and salt in a medium bowl. Top each loaf with about 1 tablespoon of the glaze, and spread evenly with the back of the spoon.

MORNING GLORY MUFFIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; bake pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet 5-7 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant; cool completely on a wire rack (about 15 minutes).
• Meanwhile, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and nutmeg in a big bowl; make a well in the center of the mixture.
• In another bowl, whisk together the sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract; fold in crushed pineapple and carrots.
• Add to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Fold in tossed pecans and raisins; spoon into 2 greased and floured 8 x 4 inch loaf pans.
• Bake for 55-60 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
• Cool in pans on a wire rack 15 minutes.
• Remove from pans to wire rack, and cool completely.