Carrot recipe

Carrot Cake Recipe: Carrot cakes have always been an all-time favorite. It is generally moist and densely textured and can be made as a layered cake. There are hundreds of variations to the basic carrot cake recipe.

A basic carrot cake recipe is as follows: Ingredients -- 1 cup of toasted and chopped pecans or walnuts, 3/4 pound of raw carrots to be finely grated, 2 cups of flour, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1 1/2 teaspoons of fine ground or powdered cinnamon, 4 eggs, 1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar, 1 cup of cooking oil, 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.

To make the cake, preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour the pans. Beat the eggs to foam, adding oil in a continuous stream while mixing well. Separately, mix flour, sugar, cinnamon powder and baking soda. Add this to the egg mixture and beat, then fold in the carrots and the nuts. Pour into the cake pans and bake for about 30-35 minutes. Check with a toothpick inserted into the center. The cake is done if toothpick comes out clean. It is considered best to let it cool for 10 minutes in the pan. One can garnish with raisins or frosting as one likes.

Best Recipes: There are hundreds of different recipes for carrot cakes available online. Some are the common variations like Almond Carrot Cake, Applesauce Carrot Cake, Banana Carrot Cake, etc. Those who are health conscious, or are weight watchers, can access low fat recipes for the old carrot cake, as well as salads and dill glazed carrots from web sites dedicated to health foods. Some of the best recipes use whole-wheat flour instead of the all-purpose variety. Moreover, they use light cream cheese for the frosting of the cake. Many of these sites also provide detailed background information of each easy cake recipe while providing the, traditional and modern, older, high calorie, and the newer low fat recipes. They also have the best recipes for muffins, soups, dill glazed and honey glazed carrots etc.

Carrot Salad: Some common kinds of carrot salad recipes are given below. The ingredients, other than the carrot may differ, but the basic process is the same. Chop and mix with appropriate seasoning if desired.

The ingredients for a basic carrot salad include 2 cups of ground or grated young carrots, 1 cup of chopped celery, 2/3 cup of chopped walnuts, 2 teaspoons of chopped onion, chopped parsley, and mayonnaise as needed.

A carrot and bell pepper salad requires you to grind 1 de-seeded sweet bell pepper and young carrots, enough to make 1-1/2 cups all told. To this, add 3 cups chopped, crisp cabbage, chopped parsley and onion, and add mayonnaise to taste.

Glazed Carrots: This recipe for dill-glazed carrots makes enough for four. The ingredients for glazed carrots with dill are: 1 1/2 lb of fresh baby carrots, 1 tbsp of unsalted butter, 2 tbsp of minced fresh dill, 1 tsp of sugar or honey, grated lemon zest and the juice of 1 orange, salt and pepper to taste.

Cook the carrots in boiling water with a little salt for about 8 minutes, or less, if you like your carrots crisp, or microwave them for about 5-6 minutes. Heat the butter on a medium high heat. Add everything to the butter, except the dill. Cook for 3-4 minutes, season with salt & pepper, toss with dill and serve glazed carrots with dill.