Spiced Peach-Carrot Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup chopped pecans
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 1/2 cups peeled chopped fresh ripe peaches
3/4 cup freshly grated carrot
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
2 large eggs, lightly beaten

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8-10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through; cool 15 minutes.
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.
Bake 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.
Remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely, about 1 hour.