All-season Quick Bread or Muffins

Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 1 cup whole wheat flour
 * 2 cups all-purpose flour
 * 1 tsp salt
 * ½ tsp baking soda
 * 1 tsp baking powder
 * 2 tsp cinnamon
 * 1 cup walnuts, chopped
 * 3 lg eggs
 * 1 cup sugar, white or brown
 * 1 cup oil
 * 1 tsp vanilla
 * 2 cups prepared fruits such as banana, zucchini, carrot, tomato, orange or apple

Directions

 * 1) Choose from the following:
 * 2) * Banana: peel and pure, 4 to 5 medium bananas for 2 cup total.
 * 3) * Carrot: grate 1 or more medium carrots for 2 cups total.
 * 4) * Zucchini: shred 3 medium zucchinis for 2 cups total.
 * 5) * Orange: grate one tablespoon orange rind. Peel seed and chop 4 medium oranges for 2 cups total.
 * 6) * Apples: peel, core and shred four medium apples. To two cups shredded apple, add one teaspoon lemon juice.
 * 7) * Tomato: peel three to four medium tomatoes. Cut in halves and squeeze out seeds. Chop and measures two cups pulp.
 * 8) For quick loaves, have ready two greased loaf pans, 8 * ½ x 4½ x 2 inches. For muffins, have ready 2 x 12-cup muffin pans.
 * 9) In a medium bowl, combine flours, soda, baking powder, cinnamon and walnuts. If preparing muffin mix for storage, omit nuts and divide dry ingredients into three batches.
 * 10) In a large bowl,whisk eggs until foamy, add sugar, oil and vanilla and whisk until blended.
 * 11) Add choice of fruit or vegetables.
 * 12) Add dry ingredients and stir with fork just until blended. Do not beat.
 * 13) Divide dough between loaf pans or muffins pans.
 * 14) Bake loaves in preheated 350 °F oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in centre of loaves comes out clean.
 * 15) Cool in pans for 10 minutes,before turning loaves out on wire racks.
 * 16) When completely cool, wrap loaves in aluminum foil and refrigerate for 24 hours before slicing. To freeze for up to one month, put foil-wrapped loaf in heavy plastic bag and seal.
 * 17) Bake muffins in pre-heated 375 °F oven, 12 minutes for large ones, 10 minutes for small.
 * 18) Serve hot.