Cantaloupe Bread with Praline Glaze

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour two 9x5 inch loaf pans. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, vegetable, sugar, vanilla and cantaloupe. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and ginger. Stir flour mixture into cantaloupe mixture; stir to combine. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted into center of a loaf comes out clean. Meanwhile, combine margarine and brown sugar. Microwave for 3 minutes, stirring at 1 minute intervals; mix in pecans. Pour sauce over warm bread. Let cool for 1 hour before serving.


	\| home \| back to Recipes \| Cantaloupe Bread with Praline Glaze 3 eggs 1 c vegetable oil 2 c white sugar 1 tbs vanilla extract 2 c cantaloupe - peeled, seeded and pureed 3 c all-purpose flour 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 3/4 tsp baking powder 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground ginger Glaze: 1/2 c butter 1 2/3 c brown sugar 1/2 c chopped pecans Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour two 9x5 inch loaf pans. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, vegetable, sugar, vanilla and cantaloupe. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and ginger. Stir flour mixture into cantaloupe mixture; stir to combine. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted into center of a loaf comes out clean. Meanwhile, combine margarine and brown sugar. Microwave for 3 minutes, stirring at 1 minute intervals; mix in pecans. Pour sauce over warm bread. Let cool for 1 hour before serving. Recipe featured in Bread Daily on 02/03/02.