Spiced Peach-Carrot Bread

Southern Living

• Ready In: 1 hr 40 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 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

Directions

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.