Guild Wars 2 is one of my favorite games and recently a new expansion, End of Dragons, came out. In the story your playable character talks to a fisherman. He reminisces about how his family is from Tyria and mentions carrot bread that his father used to make made, although he says the recipe was lost after he passed away.
I did the first thing I could think of and checked to see if it was a craftable item in game and, unfortunately, it is not an item in the game. So I did the next best thing and decided to create my own idea of what the carrot bread would look like in-game. I chose to make an easy carrot bread recipe and mixed in chopped crystallized ginger for a pop of flavor throughout the loaf.
Carrot Bread
A delicious spiced loaf with carrots and ginger.
Servings 1 9" x 4" loaf
Ingredients
- 1 ½ c (188 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ⅓ c (56 g) crystallized ginger chopped
- ½ c (100 g) brown sugar
- ¼ c (50 g) granulated sugar
- ½ c (125 mL) oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 ½ c (252 g) carrots grated, squeezed to remove excess water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x4" loaf pan.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and chopped crystallized ginger.
- In another bowl mix together the sugars, oil, eggs, and vanilla. Stir in the grated and drained carrots,
- Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Pour batter into greased loaf pan.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Allow to cool before slicing and serving warm or cooled.