If you love peanut butter you will love Peanut Butter Bread Recipe! It’s amazingly tasty, takes less than ten minutes to get into the oven, and don’t be scared by the buttermilk, it just makes it so much better. (See paragraphs below if you want to know what buttermilk does for baking!)
Doesn’t that just look delicious? Serve this delicious quick bread with your favourite jam (I love strawberry!) and you have a great addition to breakfast or snack.
What do you need to make Peanut Butter Bread Recipe?
This recipe is crazy simple! All you need to make peanut butter bread is:
Peanut butter
Egg
Brown Sugar
Flour
Baking soda
Salt
Buttermilk
What does buttermilk do in baking?
Buttermilk does a few things in baked goods! It adds a nice tang that normal milk doesn’t. It helps quick breads rise better and also works with the gluten giving your final product a soft texture.
Can you use regular milk instead of buttermilk in baking?
Buttermilk has an acidic property that regular milk doesn’t and it’s not recommended to substitute regular milk in place of buttermilk.
What can I use if I don’t have buttermilk?
Don’t have buttermilk? Not a problem? Simply add 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar per 1 cup of regular milk and mix together. Let it sit for a few minutes, stir again, and you have “homemade buttermilk”!
How many people does a loaf serve?
Peanut butter bread recipe gives you about 12-14 slices, depending on the thickness.
Can you freeze this peanut butter bread?
Yes, you can freeze completely cooled peanut butter bread if it is in a freezer safe bag. It keeps 2-3 months frozen.
Looking to use up buttermilk you have or simply want more recipes with buttermilk? Try Easy Buttermilk Brownies Recipe or Blueberry Pancakes Recipe!
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Peanut Butter Bread with Buttermilk
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- Jam, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and grease a 8" by 4" loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
- Sift together the flour, salt and baking soda. Sift three times.
- In a mixing bowl, blend together sugar and peanut butter. I used an electric mixer.
- Beat in the egg. Blend the dry ingredients with the peanut butter mixture.
- Slowly add buttermilk, beating until smooth. If using an electric mixer, make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl so everything gets mixed together.
- Pour into prepared pan and bake for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Transfer bread to cooling rack to cool. Serve plain or with butter and jam.
Bobbie says
This peanut butter bread is delicious! I didn’t have any buttermilk so I did as suggested and used a tablespoon of white vinegar in milk. It worked perfectly!
Catherine says
Thank you so much Bobbie!!