Eggless Pineapple, Carrot and Walnut Bread with Orange Zest

Have your ever wondered how a combination of Pineapple,Carrot,Walnuts and Orange Zest would taste like in a bread? I craved for such a combo that I had neither made nor tasted elsewhere.So I googled for a recipe that would satisfy this curios craving. Surprisingly,I found one to my liking and decided to do a test-run in my kitchen. It tasted heavenly and I was extremely happy with the results. Was the craving appeased? Yes, for the time-being, but it has also induced a hunger for more of the same.The only change I made to the recipe was to substitute eggs with oil.

Ingredients:

• All Purpose Flour - 1 cup
• Butter - 1/4 cup, melted
• Olive Oil - 6 tbsp
• Sugar - 3/4 cup (Use a little less for less sweet)
• Carrot - 3/4 cup, shredded
• Orange Zest - 1/2 tsp
• Crushed Pineapple - 6 tbsp, drained
• Skimmed Milk - 6-7 tbsp
• Walnuts - 1/4 cup, toasted and roughly broken
• Baking Powder - 1 1/2 tsp
• Cinnamon powder - a dash
• Salt - a pinch

Procedure:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a bowl, mix all the wet ingredients - butter, oil, milk, crushed pineapple, shredded carrot.
• In another big bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
• Add sugar, chopped walnuts and mix all the wet and dry ingredients together using an electric mixer.
• Grease 2 Mini Loaf Pans and transfer the mixture to both the pans.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes on the upper rack or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Important: Cool Completely prior to slicing.Else it will crumble.

Makes 2 Mini Loaves.

Enjoy!