Peach Pecan Bread Recipe

What To Do With Leftover Peaches?

Every summer there seems to be a glut of delicious fresh local peaches but what to do with them all. How about some peach pecan bread?

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Peach Pecan Bread

Prep Time30 minutes mins

Cook Time45 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bread

Servings: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 1½ cups peaches peeled and chopped
• 2 eggs beaten
• ⅓ cup buttermilk
• ½ cup natural bran
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ½ cup brown sugar firmly packed
• ⅓ cup butter
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup whole wheat flour
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ginger
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg freshly grated
• ½ cup pecans ground

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Instructions

• Combine peaches, eggs, milk, bran and vanilla; let stand 15 minutes.
• Beat together sugar and butter until creamy. Stir in peach mixture.
• Combine all-purpose and whole-wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices.
• Beat into peach mixture with a few light, rapid strokes, just until moistened.
• Stir in nuts.
• Spoon into well-greased 8-½-inch x 4-½-inch loaf pan.
• Bake in 350° F oven 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack before cutting.