PB and J Quick Bread
You don’t even have to worry about spreading peanut butter and jam on your breakfast anymore: it’s all to be found inside this slightly crumbly quick bread already. This is really taking laziness to the next level, right?
I promise this will be the last PB and J recipe for a while, by the way.
(I have several posts coming up after a nice trip to San Francisco and Portland, OR with Joni, but I don’t know where to begin, so a recipe will have to do until my brain goes unicorn-free all over again.)
Peanut Butter and Jelly Quick Bread
Non-stick cooking spray
1 cup (235 ml) unsweetened almond or other nondairy milk
1 tablespoon (15 ml) apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup (128 g) natural creamy or crunchy peanut butter (use another nut or seed butter if you’d like)
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (120 g) all-fruit strawberry or orange spread
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups (160 g) old-fashioned oats, finely ground
1/2 cup (96 g) raw sugar, ground along with the oats
1/2 cup (60 g) light spelt flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking sodaPreheat oven to 350°F (180°C, or gas mark 4). Lightly coat an 8 x 4-inch (20 x 10-cm) loaf pan with spray.
In a medium bowl, combine milk, vinegar, peanut butter, fruit spread, salt, and vanilla. Don’t fret if the peanut butter and/or spread aren’t perfectly emulsified, as it’s fun to find a few small chunks of the stuff here and there.
In a large bowl, combine ground oats, sugar, flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
Fold wet ingredients into dry, being careful not to over mix. The batter might be rather thick, depending on the texture of the nut butter you use.
Place in prepared pan.
Bake for 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. After 20 minutes of baking, loosely cover with a piece of foil, bake some more, remove foil during last 10 minutes of baking if the loaf isn’t golden brown enough for you.
Let cool on wire rack, still in pan. Remove from pan after 30 minutes. Let cool completely before storing.Yield: One 8-inch (20-cm) loaf
Megan said,
July 21, 2009 at 6:06 am
WOW! That looks so good!
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VeggieGirl said,
July 21, 2009 at 6:08 am
A PBJ without all the work of spreading on the PB and J – looove it.
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Monika said,
July 21, 2009 at 6:19 am
Sweet! I forgot to mix up some bread dough last night and my family is whining that it will be at least a couple of days before they have any fresh bread…I will whip this up as soon as I get home tonight.
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Carrie said,
July 21, 2009 at 6:24 am
This looks incredible! It would be a great breakfast.
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Shelby said,
July 21, 2009 at 6:29 am
You promise no more PB&J recipes for a while?! Say it isn’t so! Who gets tired of that combo? I know I never do =)
This bread is genius! I bet it would be phenomenal as breakfast. Or what if you made a PB&J sandwich with this bread? Amazingness.
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Rosa said,
July 21, 2009 at 6:33 am
Fantastic! A delightful creation!
Cheers,
Rosa
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Afsoon said,
July 21, 2009 at 6:41 am
What is this garbage of being the last PB & J recipe for a while?! CELINE! Don’t do this to Afsoon!
Can’t wait to try it and read your upcoming posts with the beloved Joni!
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Caitlin said,
July 21, 2009 at 6:44 am
Do you really want a unicorn-free brain? Really? :P And you can never have enough PB&J recipes.
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Marta said,
July 21, 2009 at 6:45 am
Perfect!!!! You put the lime in the Coke my friend, this is a great idea!!!!
Looks to have a nice, moist and tender crumb. Really delicious combo of flavours too!
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Jackie said,
July 21, 2009 at 7:22 am
This looks so frackin’ delicious. Looking forward to hearing about your trip!
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Deborah said,
July 21, 2009 at 7:22 am
What a great recipe!!
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Andrea said,
July 21, 2009 at 7:25 am
I like the idea of finding bits of pb & j in the finished bread. This looks delish.
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Josiane said,
July 21, 2009 at 7:38 am
Unicorns in your brain? or your brain is unicorned? Love the image, no matter which one is the right one!
This bread sounds like something I’d love too – I’ll probably try it soon after I’m back…
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Celine Reply:
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:37 am
unicorns on my head. they’re heavy, too.
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Bianca- Vegan Crunk said,
July 21, 2009 at 7:44 am
Celine, I love you! Really I do. PB&J is my favorite thing ever, and you’ve taken it to a whole new level so many times! I still haven’t made your PB&J Pie because I’ve vowed to not make any dessert for awhile that isn’t either a) for someone’s birthday or b) going in my cookbook. Mainly, because I need to work my cookbook’s dessert section, and for the longest time, I kept not making my own stuff and making everyone else’s yummy goodness.
But I can make this quick bread for a breakfast and that doesn’t break any of my rules. You are awesome.
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Celine Reply:
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:37 am
I did it on purpose, too.
(not really.)
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Maureen said,
July 21, 2009 at 8:08 am
Hi – looks great and not so bad for you. Quick question – would normal white whole wheat or white flour work in place of the spelt flour? Also, could regular cow milk work in lieu of the almond milk? Would grinding the oat and sugar in the food processor suffice? Thanks so much.
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Celine Reply:
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:36 am
you might have to play around to find out about the flour, because spelt sometimes absorbs more liquid than wheat flours do. try with a couple of tablespoons less of white/whole wheat flour if you use them instead.
I grind the oats and sugar in a food processor.
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dreaminitvegan said,
July 21, 2009 at 9:03 am
What a great recipe. P B & J all in one!
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Kirby! said,
July 21, 2009 at 9:04 am
Yum yum yum yum. I like the idea of leaving big chunks of peanut butter and jam… this is like the perfect breakfast bread!
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Alejandra said,
July 21, 2009 at 9:17 am
what a great idea for kids!
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Celine Reply:
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:34 am
for kids? ha!
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windycityvegan Reply:
July 22nd, 2009 at 9:18 am
For kids = absolutely! My toddler “helped’ me (aka switched out my measuring cups halfway through), and got a real kick out of mixing in the pb & j.
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Kim said,
July 21, 2009 at 9:28 am
Oh my god… Super lazy? Super AWESOME!
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Natalie said,
July 21, 2009 at 10:24 am
Wow! This sounds like the perfect breakfast (or dessert) bread! And its not even that bad for you! :)
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kitchenspoon said,
July 21, 2009 at 10:45 am
Oh, yoooouuu!!
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zaki said,
July 21, 2009 at 11:19 am
OMG…somebody protect me from myself!…you blog is fatal for peanutbutter addicts like moi, i made your peanutbutterbread today, it was sooo good! and now this! aiaiai!
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Celine Reply:
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:33 am
the goal is to turn more people into addicts. mwahaha.
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foodnfit said,
July 21, 2009 at 11:26 am
That looks so yummy!
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Vaala said,
July 21, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Oooo, I love this idea! I’m always too lazy with my breakfasts in the morning and this sounds like a fabulous compromise!
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Nora said,
July 21, 2009 at 1:09 pm
:( I still haven’t made this, even though I’ve had it for weeks! I’ve been having stomach issues for 3+ weeks now, so I’ve cut out gluten, sugar, and salt for now. I can’t wait till I’m better and I can make this!
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Celine Reply:
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:33 am
oh no! feel better soon, Nora.
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Courtney said,
July 21, 2009 at 1:29 pm
I love any post from you, Celine, no matter what the topic!
Your peanut butter and jelly posts have been making me smile :-) I don’t even like peanut butter (gasp! I know, I know…) but this post makes me want to make your bread in spite of the fact that it has peanut butter in it!
Courtney
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Celine Reply:
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:33 am
use another butter!
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Courtney Reply:
July 22nd, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Okay, huge confession here–promise not to shun me from the vegan foodie world?! I don’t like nut butters. I know! I am a freak, what can I say… :-)
Courtney
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Celine Reply:
July 22nd, 2009 at 1:25 pm
not a freak! you have the right to like and not like whatever you want. so there. I love me some Courtney.
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Courtney Reply:
July 22nd, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Phew! I was nervous about coming out of the closet on that one… :o)
Courtney
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veggievixen said,
July 21, 2009 at 4:17 pm
hello childhood. pb & j is so missing from my life at the moment. thanks for this.
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windycityvegan said,
July 21, 2009 at 4:48 pm
THIS WAS SO GOOD! I took it out of the oven less than 45 minutes ago, and my husband, daughter and I already gobbled three quarters of it up. I had to hide the rest in the fridge for tomorrow’s breakfast. So easy to make – I accidentally used a 1/3 measuring cup instead of a 1/4 cup when measuring the spelt flour, sugar, and nondairy milk – but even so, this turned out perfect…thanks for this! :)
Monika
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Celine Reply:
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:32 am
whoa! you made it already? I bow down to your almighty powers, lady.
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Reemski said,
July 21, 2009 at 10:14 pm
You evil, tricky, evil woman…I want this now!
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Celine Reply:
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:32 am
you love me.
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Y said,
July 21, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Crazy, lazy = fantastic!!
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Melisser said,
July 22, 2009 at 12:38 am
Mhmm & yes, PLEASE! I’ll take it.
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Eré said,
July 22, 2009 at 1:56 am
This looks absolutely delicious!
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Ricki said,
July 22, 2009 at 3:35 am
An ideal way to get your morning PB&J, or what??
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Mihl said,
July 22, 2009 at 3:56 am
You will turn me into a pb & j addict!
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Celine Reply:
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:32 am
I was hoping you already were. for shame, C, for shame.
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Kris said,
July 22, 2009 at 9:05 am
There is nothing wrong with PB & J, my dear. Unless you were to add some chocolate… that would just be too much. ;)
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July 22, 2009 at 10:49 am
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Heather said,
July 22, 2009 at 3:29 pm
mmm, this is so good. I will definitely be trying this soon. especially since I have exactly 1/2 c of spelt flour left to use up. woo, pb&j!
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Jes said,
July 22, 2009 at 6:09 pm
What a fabulous quick bread! I could definitely be happy grabbing a slice of that in the morning!
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Sal said,
July 23, 2009 at 1:40 am
ah yes this sounds awesome!! gonna have to give this a go soon.
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Niki said,
July 23, 2009 at 5:27 am
Wow! This is amazing, my favorite sandwich in the bread?!?! I have been trying PB&J swirled in brownies, cookies, cupcakes… But not in the bread! Wow. Awesome!
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Amy said,
July 23, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Word up ho. PB&J do not go nicely together, you should edit this recipe to be more normal.
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Susan said,
July 23, 2009 at 9:23 pm
This looks great. I love peanut butter and jam, as we Down Under-ians call it. I have all of these ingredients in my cupboard right now… might just run off and make some!
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Julia said,
July 24, 2009 at 4:21 am
oh i am so ON this! you rock, celine!
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Kelly said,
July 24, 2009 at 5:55 pm
::Licks lips:: I always love the creativity of your recipes. I have no doubt your cookbook will be awesome. Enjoy your trip!
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Reemski said,
July 25, 2009 at 2:23 am
I have nominated you Evil Tricky Baking Woman, for an award!
http://www.tummyrumble.net/2009/07/the-kreativ-blogger-award/
I shall make peanut butter & Jelly bread and stuff work colleagues with it so as to make sure I don’t eat the whole thing myself!
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Celine Reply:
July 25th, 2009 at 7:44 am
you’re too kind! blushity blush.
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Carrie said,
July 25, 2009 at 11:25 am
*gasp*
THIS looks incredible.
You are so creative in the kitchen. Ingenius.
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DJ said,
July 25, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Now that’s the kind of lazy I like!
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Jess said,
July 25, 2009 at 8:08 pm
My oh my. The things you do with peanut butter and jelly…
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Sarena said,
July 29, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Oh my gosh…yum!
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Sophie said,
August 6, 2009 at 8:38 pm
What a delightfully yummy bread! Hope you’ve been well, Celine. The blog looks great, the header is super cute! :)
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Celine Reply:
August 7th, 2009 at 11:34 am
Sophie! it’s been forever, and I’m ashamed. how are you doing?
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Queen said,
August 12, 2009 at 10:48 am
I made this bread this morning after Bianca’s review. Delicious! I used chunky peanut butter and strawberry jam.
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Celine Reply:
August 12th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
you go, Queen!
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Kat said,
August 17, 2009 at 5:44 am
This is in the oven right now! My husband said, “Quick bread? How can it be a quick bread if I have to wait 70 minutes for it to bake?! It already smells good!” This, at 15 minutes in.
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Kiersten said,
August 23, 2009 at 11:04 am
Celine,
This probably sounds like a dumb question, but if I just bought oat flour instead of grinding my own, would I use the same amount? I never used oat flour, so I am not sure how finely it is ground.
Thanks!
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Celine Reply:
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:24 am
it isn’t a dumb q, Kiersten! I know store-bought oat flour is ground finer than the one prepared at home (unless using a VitaMix or coffee grinder), so I would be a little less generous with the store-bought one. it’s a toughie, but I doubt it’d make such a huge difference in the end. worse come to worse (worst come to worst? I never know.), you can always add a lick more liquid if the batter is too dry.
sorry I’m not being much help.
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Kiersten Reply:
August 23rd, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Thank you, that was definitely helpful. I will let you know how it comes out!
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victoria said,
September 6, 2009 at 8:09 pm
I just discovered your site! I didn’t know if many vegans adore PB&J recipes, or if it was just me. Don’t stop posting PB&J recipes!! I will never get sick of it!! They all look so delicious, and I will look forward to any others you post in the future!!
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Celine Reply:
September 7th, 2009 at 7:29 am
relief. I’m not boring everyone to tears with those PB & J recipes just yet. thanks, Victoria!
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andrewsjenn@hotmail.com said,
November 16, 2009 at 4:16 am
Love this and can’t wait to make it! Great blog – just started my own. Great to find new sites and readers :)
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Michelle said,
March 5, 2010 at 7:00 am
Hey there!! I totally made a version of this PB and J bread, but I added banana and I saved the preserves to use as a “layer” through the middle of the loaf!!! Check it out here if you have time.
http://luckytastebuds.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/peanut-butter-jelly-banana-bread/
I loooove your blog and I can’t wait to read more!!!
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Celine Reply:
March 5th, 2010 at 7:21 am
fantastic, Michelle! looks ace.
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