Being a big fan of Williams-Sonoma, you can imagine that I am an even bigger fan of the Williams-Sonoma outlet about 90 miles from here. I try to keep my visits to a minimum, but I do love perusing the aisles looking at all of that lovely, mostly unnecessary stuff.
Last weekend, Quinn and I decided to make the trek for a little shopping, and I was very excited to find that they were having their annual cookbook sale. I showed a modicum of restraint, leaving with six new books.
I’m sure I’ll be making many things from my newly acquired cookbooks, but first up is this quick bread from a book aptly named Quick Breads.
It being the middle of winter, this bread is made possible by a wonderful thing called frozen raspberries. I am not one of those people who has a freezer packed with enough food to feed themselves for months. Just about the only things you’ll routinely find in my freezer are pecans, butter, more pecans, and a bottle of vodka. Luckily, though, I did have some raspberries in there for this recipe. While fresh might be better, the frozen worked really well for this bread.
I must say that this bread is amazingly delicious. It’s very sweet and dense. It’s almost more like a pound cake than bread. Although it provides a big, happy pick-me-up in the morning, I wouldn’t hesitate to serve it as a dessert also.
Recipe adapted from Quick Breads.
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