Carrot bread

Carrot bread is a type of quick bread, and may also be prepared as a yeast-leavened bread, in which carrots are used as a primary ingredient for flavor, moisture, and natural sweetness.^[1] It may be prepared with grated,^[2][3] shredded carrots, or carrot juice.^[4] Baking times can vary depending on the amount of juice in the carrots used,^[5] and it may be a moist bread.^[6] The moisture content of carrot bread can vary depending on whether grated carrots, shredded carrots, or carrot juice is used, which influences both texture and baking time.^[7] Carrot bread may have an orange color derived from carrot juice^[8] or carrots used.

Additional ingredients used in the preparation of carrot bread may include zucchini (although zucchini itself can be made into zucchini bread),^[9][10] buttermilk, eggs,^[5] milk, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg,^[11][12] walnuts,^[6][13] ginger^[13] and raisins.^[14] Carrot bread can be prepared as a sourdough and/or multigrain bread.^[10] It may eaten plain, served with butter,^[15] or topped with an icing^[16] or glaze. Carrot bread can be served as a means to increase vegetable intake in diets.^[14]