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Depression Era Peanut Butter Bread
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
1
hour
hr
Cool Time
30
minutes
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Total Time
1
hour
hr
40
minutes
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Course:
Bread, Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
10
servings
Ingredients
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2
cups
all purpose flour
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½
cup
granulated sugar
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4
teaspoons
baking powder
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Pinch
of salt
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1 ½
cups
creamy peanut butter
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1 ⅓
cups
milk
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 330 degrees.
Line a bread pan with parchment paper.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl.
Stir to combine.
Add peanut butter and milk.
Mix well.
Pour the batter into the prepared bread pan and bake.
After one hour poke the center of the bread with a toothpick to test for doneness.
If the toothpick comes out clean, the bread is ready.
If it has batter or crumbs clinging to it, allow the bread to bake for an additional 15 minutes.
Allow the bread to cool in the pan for 15 minutes.
Pop the bread out of the pan and allow to cool for an additional 15 minutes before slicing.
Notes
This Recipe Can be Doubled
: To double this depression era recipe, increase ingredients proportionally and split between 2 loaf pans.
Chocolate Chips:
For a decadent addition, add chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, or white chocolate chips.
Icing:
You would like you could make a peanut butter or chocolate icing to top off this peanut butter bread.
Jelly Swirl:
Use a jelly or jam to swirl on the top of the batter before baking, raspberry or strawberry would be best!