cantaloupe bread with praline glaze

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups cantaloupe - peeled, seeded and pureed
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon 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

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• 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.