Bread Recipe – CoCo Wheats Bread or Muffins – Basic Recipe
- 3/4 cup CoCo Wheats
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup fruit or vegetable of choice*
- 1 egg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
- 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts and/or 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsels.
*Fruit choices: -Mashed, ripe banana or unsweetened applesauce
*Vegetable choices: peeled, shredded zucchini or fresh-cooked or canned pumpkin.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix together in small bowl CoCo Wheats and milk; set aside for later. In large bowl mix together next 4 ingredients. Sift together the rest of the dry ingredients. Add flour mixture and CoCo Wheats mixture to first mixture. Blend well. Stir in nuts and/or chocolate morsels.
- Pour into greased 9-1/2″ x 5″ x 3″ bread loaf pan or muffin tins.
- Bake loaf about 1 hour; muffins 18 – 20 minutes (or until toothpick inserted in center of loaf or muffin comes out clean).
- Let sit for 5 – 10 minutes and remove from pan(s). Cool completely. May be frozen for later use.Makes 24 medium-size muffins.
TIP: For a smoother consistency, soak CoCo Wheats in cold water for 30-60 minutes. Drain. Add to Recipe.