It’s back: peanut butter bread, and once you’ve baked it you’ll wonder why it took you so long

It was the baking sensation of the 1930s and now nearly a century later and thanks to COVID-19, this amazing delight is back.

Baking is all the rage in lockdown. Picture: AP

It was the foodie hit of the Great Depression and now, thanks to life under COVID-19, it’s back: peanut butter bread.

Baking has risen as the cool thing to do in lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic, as millions of people hide way at home, giving them more time to try something new in the kitchen.

And word (not) on the street is that lockdown baking types have freaked out for a simple recipe for peanut butter bread.

The instructions reportedly hail from a Great Depression-era cookbook that was first published in 1932 - and people who have made it say it is the bee’s knees.

Peanut butter bread. Yes, it’s a thing now. Picture: Supplied

The peanut butter bread recipe was first printed in the 1932 Five Roses Flour Cookbook and has previously made waves online, Fox News says.

“Ran out of bread under lockdown so we made the (delicious) peanut butter bread!” said one lockdown baker.

“Boy oh boy will I be making this! Yours looks amazing,” one commenter said.

“I’ve got this in the oven right now. I used almond milk so we’ll see how it goes!” another exclaimed.

Peanut butter bread should not be confused with peanut butter on bread. Picture: Naomi Jellicoe

“This bread tastes delicious with a smear of butter and will be great for snacks or a sweet breakfast,” another chimed in.

“I can’t wait to try some variations of it this week maybe with [chocolate] chips or a banana added,” one user said.

Feeling hungry? Here’s how to make the famous peanut butter bread:

Ingredients:

½ cup of peanut butter

2 cups of all-purpose flour

1/4 cup of sugar

4 teaspoons of baking powder

½ teaspoon of salt

1 1/3 cups of milk

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F

Mix dry ingredients together

Mix in milk, then add peanut butter

Pour mixture into greased loaf pan

Bake about 1 hour

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