Kumquat Bread on a Warmer Winter Day

Aunt Miranda, who always watches out for me when she's grocery shopping, picked up a couple of packages of kumquats. I'd worked with them a miniscule amount but this was fun. I couldn't decide what to do with them until I ran across this recipe and decided to have a bang out all kumquat dining experience, not just a chutney or garnish to dress up something else. 

I love these plain little mini loaves, fragrant and citrussy.  They're perfect for a warmer winter day, making me look forward to spring but helping me make it through winter.

Packed full of vitamin C and fiber, kumquats taste citrus and spicy at the same time. This is my addition to Cate, at Sweetnick's , weekly ARF/5-A-Day blogging event for Antioxidant Rich Foods.  Drop by Cate's soon to see all of the healthy yummy recipes being created.

recipe found at http://pinehollowhandcrafts.com/recipe_kumquatbread.html

"Kumquat Bread"
from Margaret O'Dell in Carthage NY

2/3 cup milk
2 beaten eggs
2 Tbs. oil
¾ cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 ½ tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
½ tsp. soda
¾ cup pureed kumquats
¾ cup chopped nuts

In a mixing bowl, combine milk, eggs and oil.
In another bowl, mix dry ingredients.
Add liquid mixture and stir till moistened.
Fold in kumquats and nuts.
Bake in greased 8" x 4" x 2" loaf pan in
350 degrees oven for 50-60 minutes.
Cool and remove from pan.
 

And then there's the regular loaf, looking monstrous next to the mini loaves but also with an added sugary glaze coating to sweeten up the tartness:

Comments

[Jeff]

Those edible flowers? ;)

[Glenna]

Could be! Carnations are edible and if the daisies were the little white spiky ones, wouldn't they be chamomile? :-)

[sher]

Oh yum!!!!! Those look fabulous! I bet they smell really nice.

[Glenna]

Thank you, Sher. They were really nice. I love the citrussy, spicy taste and smell from the kumquats.

[Mimi]

That sounds os good — I never heard of it and I have not had a kumquat in years!

It's a bit warmer here, too, and we have hardly any snow.

[Glenna]

We've had a warm spell too and we're thrilled. Isn't it nice to go outside without immediately turning into a human popsicle?

[Coffee and Vanilla]

Hi Rosie,

I'm hosting AFAM - kumquats this month, today is the last day and I would love to have this recipe as your entry... I don't have too many entires so I'm looking for archive recipes... ;)

http://www.coffeeandvanilla.com/?p=2011

Thank you, Margot

[Coffee and Vanilla]

Glenna,

I'm soooo sorry, I had two websites open at the same time, yours and Rosie's and I mistaken comments, but I still would love to have your recipe for AFAM event :)

[Maria]

How do you make the Pureed kumquats?
Thank you
Maria

[Glenna]

Maria--I just threw them into the food processor and whizzed them until they were sort of the consistency of salsa.