Avocado Quick Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 7/8 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe avocados
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• 2 grease and flour two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• 3 sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and allspice. set aside.
• 4 in a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy. beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the mashed avocado.
• 5 stir in the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk until just mixed. fold in the chopped pecans, raisins and orange zest.
• 6 divide the batter evenly between the two loaf pans.
• 7 bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
• 8 allow loaves to cool in pan for at least 20 minutes before removing.