Beetroot Loaf (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
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2 medium beets (roasted, peeled, and pureed—about 180 g)
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1 pear, cored and peeled (100 g)
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80 ml of freshly pressed apple juice
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2 eggs, medium
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80 ml of a light vegetable oil
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50 g of granulated sugar
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270 g of flour (whole wheat, plain, or a mix)
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2 teaspoons of baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon baking soda (aka bicarbonate of soda)
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2 teaspoons of ginger powder
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1/3 teaspoon of fine sea salt
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70 g of crushed pecans or walnuts
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Grated zest from 1 1/2 lemons
# Instructions:
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Heat your oven to 200°C (400°F / gas level 6). Loosely wrap your beets in foil, toss them onto a baking tray, and bake for 45 minutes or until soft when poked. Cool them down, then peel off the skins and blend together with the pear and apple juice. You could even handle this part earlier.
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Turn your oven down to 180°C (350°F / gas level 4). Coat a 23 cm (9.5-inch) loaf pan lightly with oil, line it with some parchment, and keep it aside for now.
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In a bowl, toss together the flour, ginger, baking powder, baking soda, lemon zest, and sea salt. Give everything a good whisk and set it off to the side.
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Take a separate bowl and whisk the eggs, oil, and sugar for around 2 minutes until they fluff up a bit. Add in the beet mix, stirring just until it all looks like one mixture.
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Toss the dry ingredients into the wet stuff. Stir them gently until you don't see any dry bits, then fold in the chopped nuts. The batter's supposed to look a little bumpy.
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Pour the batter into your prepared pan and level out the top with a spoon. Bake in the oven's middle rack for 65 minutes or until a skewer slid into the loaf’s center comes out clean.
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After baking, let it sit in the loaf pan for 10 minutes before lifting it out using the parchment paper. Pop it on a rack to fully cool. Slice when cool, and store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.
# Notes:
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This loaf keeps fresh in the fridge for several days if you seal it in an airtight container.