Sour Dough Juice Pulp Quick Bread

 Sour Dough Juice Pulp Quick Bread

Sour Dough Juice Pulp Quick Bread

Lately I've been experimenting with sour dough starter and the resulting baked goods.  I've not yet successfully ventured into regular breads, but I've had some successes with coffee cake and pancakes.  Also, I've been juicing since Christmas when my children got me a juicer.

When I was juicing this morning, I had the thought, "Why not combine my two new-found interests into one thing?"  Here you have it: Sour Dough Juice Pulp Quick Bread!

Remember, when using juice pulp, be sure the pulp goes with the recipe.  For instance, it probably wouldn't be a good idea to use the pulp from peppers in this recipe.  However, they would be fine in the Pulp Burger recipe.  Also, be sure and run the pulp through the juicer twice so that it's well ground and as dry as possible.  In this particular recipe, I used carrot, celery, apple, kiwi, lemon and cranberry pulp.

Sour Dough Juice Pulp Quick Bread
Makes 1 loaf

Pre-heat the oven to 350F.  Spray a loaf pan with olive oil cooking spray, and set it aside.

In a mixing bowl combine  well:

1 1/2 to 2 cups juice pulp (see paragraph above for explanation)
1 cup sour dough starter

1 cup organic sugar
1/4 cup olive oil (could be reduced to 2 tablespoons)

Add and mix well:

2 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup water  (this may need to be adjusted, depending on how thick the sour dough starter is)

Add and mix until combined:

1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup unbleached flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger*
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves*

*I forgot to put the ginger and cloves in mine.  It really would be good with them!

Pour the batter into the prepared pan.  Smooth the top with the back of the mixing spoon.

Combine and sprinkle over the top of the batter:

1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Bake the prepared dough at 350F for about 50 to 60 minutes or until a knife inserted off center comes out clean. 

 Cool on a wire rack or tipped up on its side if one isn't available.

Serve warm with butter, or wrap in plastic wrap and chill before slicing.  Enjoy!