Spiced Peach-carrot Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups peeled chopped fresh ripe peaches
• 3/4 cup freshly grated carrot
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8-10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through; cool 15 minutes.
• 3 stir together flour and next 6 ingredients in a large bowl; add peaches, next 4 ingredients, and toasted pecans, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• 4 spoon batter into a lightly greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
• 5 bake for 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 6 cool in pan on a wire rack 5 minutes.
• 7 remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely, about 1 hour.