How to Make Cucumber Nut Bread - A Step-by-Step Guide

Are you looking for a unique and delicious bread recipe to add to your baking repertoire? Look no further than this Cucumber Nut Bread recipe! With its moist and tender crumb, delightful crunch from the nuts, and refreshing flavor from the cucumbers, this bread is a delightful twist on the traditional quick bread.

At first glance, the idea of using cucumbers in a bread may seem unusual, but rest assured that they add a wonderful depth of flavor and moisture to the finished product. Th...

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Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 2 cups peeled, seeded, and shredded cucumber
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 50 mins
  • Additional Time: 1 hr 30 mins
  • Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 2 5x9-inch loaves

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray 2 5x9-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
  • Place shredded cucumbers into a colander and let drain for about 30 minutes.
  • Stir eggs, vegetable oil, sugar, vanilla extract, drained cucumber, and pecans together in a large bowl. Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, baking powder, nutmeg, and cloves in a separate bowl. Stir dry ingredients into the cucumber mixture until batter is thoroughly combined. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pans.
  • Bake loaves in the preheated oven until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of each loaf comes out clean, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Let loaves cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing from pans to finish cooling on wire racks.
  • Nutrition

    491 cal.

    • Total Fat: 27g
    • Saturated Fat: 3g
    • Cholesterol: 47mg
    • Sodium: 231mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 60g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 34g
    • Protein: 6g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 33mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 124mg