Grapefruit-pecan bread
12 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | large | Pink grapefruit, (1-1/4 pounds) |
| 1 | tablespoon | Grated grapefruit rind |
| 2 | cups | All-purpose flour |
| ¾ | cup | Sugar |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 2 | tablespoons | Vegetable oil |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| 1 | Egg | |
| ½ | cup | Chopped pecans |
| Vegetable cooking spray | ||
| ½ | cup | Sifted powdered sugar |
| 1 | tablespoon | Water |
Directions
Peel and section grapefruit over a bowl, reserving juice and membranes. Set sections aside.
Squeeze membranes to extract juice; discard membranes. Place sections and juice in a food processor, and pulse 3 times. Set aside 1-¼ cups mixture; reserve remaining grapefruit mixture for another use.
Combine rind, flour, and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture. Combine grapefruit mixture, oil, vanilla, and egg; stir well. Add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Stir in pecans.
Pour batter into an 8-½ x 4-½-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven; place on a wire rack.
Combine powdered sugar and water; stir well with a wire whisk. Drizzle over bread; let cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan; let cool completely on wire rack. Yield: 12 servings.
Per serving: 192 Calories; 4g Fat (21% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 36g Carbohydrate; 15mg Cholesterol; 143mg Sodium Recipe by: Cooking Light, Jan/Feb 1995, page 132 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #423 by igor@... on Jan 28, 1997.