Avocado Bread With Pecans And Lime Glaze
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Ingredients
- 1 medium ripe hass avocado
- 1 large egg, well beaten
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- 2 cups flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 grated limes, zest of
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- lime syrup
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
Recipe
- 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2 grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan or spray with nonstick spray.
- 3 peel and pit the avocado, then puree it in a food processor or blender until just smooth.you should have 1/2 cup.
- 4 in a mixing bowl, combine the beaten egg, avocado, yogurt and nuts.
- 5 beat with a spoon to mix well.
- 6 combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, lime zest and salt in a small bowl.
- 7 add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and stir with a spatula until smooth and just moistened. do not overmix.
- 8 pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake in the center of the oven until golden brown and a cake tester inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, about 45-55 minutes.
- 9 let loaf rest in its pan on a rack to cool.
- 10 to make the lime syrup: combine the sugar and lime juice in a small saucepan.
- 11 place over low heat until sugar just dissolves.
- 12 pierce the loaf about a dozen times to the bottom with a bamboo skewer, toothpick, or metal cake tester.
- 13 immediately pour the hot syrup over the warm loaf.
- 14 let cool for 30 minutes in the pan before turning the loaf out of the pan onto a rack, then turning it right side up to cool completely.
- 15 wrap tightly in plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature overnight before serving.
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