Recipes and Cooking Nut Bread 3.3 (17) 4 Reviews Stir together basic ingredients to create this tender, nutty bread then add blueberries or cranberries for a fruity bonus. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on June 14, 2011 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 20 mins Bake Time: 50 mins Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins Servings: 14 Yield: 1 loaf Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 2 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 beaten egg 1 cup milk ¼ cup cooking oil ¾ cup chopped almonds, pecans, or walnuts, toasted Directions Grease the bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of an 8x4x2-inch loaf pan; set aside. In a large bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Make a well in center of flour mixture; set aside. In a medium bowl combine the egg, milk, and oil. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy). Fold in nuts. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake in a 350 degree F oven 50 to 55 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. Wrap and store overnight before slicing. Makes 1 loaf (14 servings). Blueberry Nut Bread: Prepare as above, except add 1-1/2 teaspoons finely shredded lemon peel to flour mixture. In a small bowl combine 1/2 cup dried blueberries with 1/4 cup boiling water. Cover and let stand 10 minutes; drain if necessary. Fold blueberries into batter along with nuts. Nutrition Facts per serving: 231 cal., 8 g total fat (1 g sat. fat), 16 mg chol., 183 mg sodium, 35 g carbo., 1 g dietary fiber, 5 g pro.Daily Values: 1% vit A, 1% vit. C, 10% calcium, 7% ironExchanges: 1 Starch, 1 .5 Other Carbo., 1.5 Fat Cranberry Nut Bread: Grease the bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan; set aside. Prepare as above, except add 2 teaspoons finely shredded orange peel to flour mixture. Substitute orange juice for the milk and fold 1 cup coarsely chopped cranberries into batter along with nuts. Nutrition Facts per serving: 210 cal., 8 g total fat (1 g sat. fat), 15 mg chol., 174 mg sodium, 32 g carbo., 2 g dietary fiber, 4 g pro.Daily Values: 1% vit A, 17% vit. C, 8% calcium, 7% ironExchanges: 1 Starch, 1 Other Carbo., 1.5 Fat Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 207 Calories 8g Fat 30g Carbs 4g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 14 Calories 207 % Daily Value * Total Fat 8g 10% Saturated Fat 1g 5% Cholesterol 16mg 5% Sodium 183mg 8% Total Carbohydrate 30g 11% Total Sugars 15g Protein 4g Vitamin C 0.6mg 3% Calcium 101mg 8% Iron 1.3mg 7% Potassium 101mg 2% Folate, total 8.1mcg Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.