Avocado Quick Bread

Name: Avocado Quick Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 20 servings
Ingredients: 2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour 2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour; 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking powder; ¾ teaspoon salt ¾ teaspoon salt; ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¾ teaspoon ground allspice ¾ teaspoon ground allspice; ½ cup butter, softened ½ cup butter, softened; 1 ⅞ cups white sugar 1 ⅞ cups white sugar; 3 eggs 3 eggs; 1 ½ cups mashed ripe avocado 1 ½ cups mashed ripe avocado; ¾ cup buttermilk ¾ cup buttermilk; ¾ cup chopped pecans ¾ cup chopped pecans; ½ cup raisins ½ cup raisins; 1 tablespoon grated orange zest 1 tablespoon grated orange zest

Prep: 20 minsCook: 1 hr

Prep

20 mins

Cook

1 hr

Servings

Difficulty

Hard

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Servings:

22 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
11 ½ teaspoons baking soda
11 teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon salt¾ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¾ teaspoon ground allspice¾ teaspoon ground allspice
½ cup butter, softened½ cup butter, softened
11 ⅞ cups white sugar
33 eggs
11 ½ cups mashed ripe avocado
¾ cup buttermilk¾ cup buttermilk
¾ cup chopped pecans¾ cup chopped pecans
½ cup raisins½ cup raisins
11 tablespoon grated orange zest

Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9x5 inch loaf pans. Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and allspice. Set aside.
2
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. Stir in the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk until just mixed. Fold in the chopped pecans, raisins and orange zest. Divide the batter evenly between the two loaf pans.
3
Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Allow loaves to cool in pan for at least 20 minutes before removing.