Cantaloupe Bread

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs

  • 1 cup vegetable oil

  • 2 cups white sugar

  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

  • 2 cups cantaloupe

  • 3 cups all purpose flour

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • 3/4 cup baking powder

  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

  • 1/2 cup butter

  • 1 2/3 cups brown sugar

  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease and flower two 9x5 inch loaf pans

  2. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, vegetable oil, white sugar, vanilla extract, 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

  3. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted into center loaf comes out clean. Meanwhile, combine butter, 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.

Madison Heiden