Avocado Nut Bread
"This quick-bread is a great way to use up that lone avocado quickly passing it's prime! Not too sweet, pretty color, and no one in my household could guess that it was avocado. It's moist despite containing no oil. Avocados do differ in size, you want 1/2 cup mashed pulp. Walnuts can be substitued for pecans if desired. Number of servings is a broad estimate as it will depend on how thickly you slice it!"
photo by limeandspoontt
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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1 loaf
- Serves:
- 10-12
ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 avocado, mashed
- 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
- 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped
directions
- Pre-heat oven to 375°F.
- Grease a 9 X 5 inch loaf pan.
- Combine dry ingredients.
- In a separate bowl, beat together egg and avocado; stir in buttermilk.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and blend well.
- Stir in nuts.
- Pour into pan and bake 50 minutes to 1 hour, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
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Reviews
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This was good. I used half a cup of honey in place of the sugar and added half a teaspoon of vanill and cinnamon. It only needed to cook for 35 minutes. -
I just made this bread I did add another egg and a banana, and walnuts it was so very moist and delicious will make this again for my senior group...thanks -
oh my. I have never thought about using avocado for a bread. it gives a really nice flavor and aroma! love it! however I changed the ingredients measurement a bit. I halved the recipe, used 1/3 cup of mashed avocado, only 1/4 cup sugar, and (1/4cup + 3 tbs) buttermilk because the dough was too dry at first. baked them on muffin pan for 40 minutes and they turned out beautiful. thanks for the recipe! -
I love making unique fruit and veggie breads, and this definitely fit the bill. It has a very different flavor that is hard to place, but regardless, this is good stuff! If nothing else, it's a great conversation starter. :) I used whole wheat flour and it turned out a bit darker, but still tasty nonetheless. Do watch the bake time. This yields a smaller bread size than normal and mine was a bit overdone at 40 min. I completely forgot to add the nuts, but I'm thinking I might try poppy seeds next time. Yum! -
This is my new favourite bread! I was really pleasantly surprised by how it turned out. My bread came out a wonderful soft green colour and it is just so delicious. I cut the sugar down to 1/2 a cup, and the bread has a nice sweetness to it. I think I could get away with cutting down the sugar even more next time to make it a little more healthy and a tad less sweet. I didn't have buttermilk so I just used skim milk with a bit of vinegar, and upped the milk to 3/4 cup since the dough seemed too thick. I also used chopped walnuts, and 1/4 cup was perfect for me. The bread came out more light with these changes, and it was definitely moist! I baked it for around 40-45 minutes, though I turned the temperature down to 350 for the last 15 minutes or so since the top was getting a bit dark. This will be a regular bread for me!
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This was good. I used half a cup of honey in place of the sugar and added half a teaspoon of vanill and cinnamon. It only needed to cook for 35 minutes.
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I made this for Thanksgiving at my aunt's house (I was asked to bring nut breads) and I offered a prize to anyone who could identify the secret ingredient that made the bread slightly green. They guessed everything from zucchini to asparagus to brussel sprouts, but nobody got it. But once I told them, they all said, "Ah, ha! Fantastic bread!" I substituted walnuts for pecans, but otherwise followed the recipe precisely. It yielded a moist, sweet pretty bread. :o) -
If I didn't know this was avocado, I don't think I would think that was the unique flavor in this bread. However, I do know it is avocado and I can't imagine what else it could be. A lovely color- not really green, but slightly more green-hued than normal baked goods. I used whole wheat pastry flour instead of all-purpose and walnuts instead of pecans, but otherwise followed the recipe exactly. I was worried that this would be dry when I first made it- the batter was slightly thick (it actually took a little muscle to mix all the ingredients together) and the crust turned a lovely golden color, but it looked like the bread might be dry. But it is delightfully moist. I think that if you (like me) don't like your quick breads to be very sweet, you could cut down the sugar a bit- I think 1/2 cup would be just fine. I do like it very much as-is. It has a very dense and moist sort of pound cake-like texture. I love unique recipes and this one is a winner. Thanks Minx!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
FlemishMinx
Belgium
I am an American married to a Belgian, and have lived in Belgium since December 1999. Cooking is my major hobby. I'm also an avid reader, but I have difficulty finding the time. I love to travel. Since moving to Europe I've been lucky enough to have had the opportunity to go a couple of times per year to Paris, as well as having visited London, Rome, Florence, Naples, Amsterdam, and of course Brussels and Antwerp. I've seen at least parts of most regions of France, as well as parts of Germany, Austria, a great deal of Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia, Luxembourg, and Monaco. I'm absolutely in love with the Bay of Naples and Sorrento coast areas of Italy, which my husband and I recently re-visited on a trip that included Rome, Puglia, Umbria and Marche. I'm still looking forward to Ireland, Spain, Portugal, the Czech Republic . . . the list is too long ! One of the bonuses of travel is getting to taste the local cuisine, and afterward trying to figure out how to duplicate it at home.
I think cooking is one of the nicest things a person can do for someone they love (including themself!)
I had to submit a picture with me and my cat, Sophie, as she insists on sitting in my lap when I'm sitting at the computer. If you are wondering what all that stuff hanging on the wall behind us in the photo is, it is just a small part of my husband's military medal collection. He was appalled by my posting this picture-- Our study is the messiest room in our house (thank god!)
