Kiwi Lime Quick Bread Recipes

KEY LIME BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs. Beat in lime zest, juice and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in walnuts. , Transfer to 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. , Combine confectioners' sugar and enough lime juice to reach desired consistency; drizzle over warm bread. Cool completely., Freeze option: Do not make glaze. Securely wrap cooled loaves in foil, then freeze. To use, thaw at room temperature. Prepare glaze as directed.

KIWI QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 X 5 X 3 loaf pan.
• Sift together flour, baking powder baking soda and salt and set aside.
• In large bowl cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time to creamed mixture beating well after each one. Stir in kiwis. Fold in dry ingredients gently, stirring only until batter is completely moistened. Spoon batter into pan and bake for 55-65 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes on wire rack. Remove from pan and continue cooling on rack.

NEW ZEALAND KIWI BREAD

Steps:

• Pare the kiwi and chop enough to make 1 1/2 cups. Place chopped fruit in a 2 quart pan, add sugar and lemon peel. Bring to a boil, stirring until fruit loses some of its color. Allow to cool.
• Beat eggs and oil well. Blend together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add the baking soda to cooked kiwi mixture. Stir until bubbles form. Add this to the egg mixture and then add flour mixture to it. Stir until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Spoon mixture into a well greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees about 55 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes and turn out onto wire rack.
• Make icing with powdered sugar and lemon juice. Spoon over loaf.

KIWI & LIME JAM

Steps:

• Peel the kiwi fruit, cut into quarters and then chop roughly.
• In a medium saucepan, heat the kiwi fruit and sugar over a low heat.
• Simmer gently until the sugar dissolves stirring occasionally. Add the lime juice and zest.
• Once the sugar has dissolved turn the heat up and bring the mixture to a rapid boil for about 10 minutes. Stir frequently and be sure not to let the mixture burn.
• Spoon jam into a sterilized, air-tight jar and refrigerate. The jam can be kept up to a month.
• Spread jam on hot buttered toast and serve with a cup of tea.