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Depression Era Peanut Butter Bread

Depression Era Peanut Butter Bread

A hearty, lightly sweet treat perfect for spreading with jellies or extra peanut butter, made during the Depression Era.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Canadian
Servings 1 loaf

Equipment

  • 9×5-inch loaf pan

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon fine grain salt
  • 1 ½ cups creamy peanut butter tested with shelf-stable JIF
  • ¼ cup wildflower honey
  • 1 ⅓ cups milk tested with 2%

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325° F.
  • Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl. Whisk to combine.
  • In a separate bowl, stir together the peanut butter and honey. Add the peanut butter mixture to the dry ingredients along with the milk. Mix using an electric mixer on low speed until just combined. Scrape down the bowl and fold the batter to make sure no streaks of flour remain.
  • Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick tester inserted near the center of the loaf comes out clean.
  • Let bread cool 5 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool further. Slice using a serrated knife. Serve slices warm smeared with butter, Nutella, peanut butter, cream cheese – your choice!

Notes

Original recipe from Five Roses Cookbook.

Nutrition

Serving: 1loaf
Keyword bread recipe, Depression Era Peanut Butter Bread, peanut butter bread
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