Sweet Avocado bread
Submitted by omaria on May 26, 2012 at 12:15 pm

coffee cake type bread from http://www.dianasdesserts.com

2 2/3 cups AP flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
3/4 tsp ground allspice
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 cup mashed ripe avocado (appr.2 medium -Haas are best)
3/4 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup pecans or pistachios
1/2 cup raisins
1Tblsp. grated orange zest.

Preheat oven to 350F (175C) grease and flour 2 9-5loaf pans. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and allspice.

In medium bowl cream together sugar and butter till light and fluffy, beat in eggs one at a time, mix in the mashed avocado.

Stir in the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk until just mixed. Fold in chopped pecans, raisins and orange zest.

Divide batter evenly between the 2 loaf pans.

Bake for 1 hr.in preheated oven. Check with toothpick to see if it is done.

Allow loaves to cool in pans for at least 20 min. before removing.

This can also be made in four 5x3x2 mini loaf pans, and baked for 45 min.
Makes 20 servings.

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Submitted by omaria on Sat, 2012-05-26 12:17.
I had this printed out. recipe dates from Jan. 2004