Carrot Bread

Carrots are a commonplace vegetable, but the root rises to new heights in a sweet quick bread. Carrots are often seen in paintings by old European masters, which show carrots in a variety of colors, such as purple and yellow. Sometime in the last two hundred years, an orange variety outgrew all others and became our familiar homey vegetable of today. Carrots grow easily and keep for a long time under refrigeration. The shredded carrots in this beloved quick bread will soften as they bake, a