Spiced Peach-Carrot Bread

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 0.8 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.8 cup carrots freshly grated
• 2 large eggs lightly beaten
• 2.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 0.5 cup milk 
• 1.5 cups peaches fresh ripe peeled chopped
• 0.8 cup pecans chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 0.7 cup vegetable oil 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• wire rack
• loaf pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8 to 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. Spoon batter into a lightly greased 9- x 5-inch loaf pan.
4. Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 5 minutes.
5. Remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely (about 1 hour).