Name: Kumara and pecan loaf
Cook time: 100 min
Total time: 100 min
Ingredients: 200 gram butter, softened; 3/4 cup (165g) firmly packed brown sugar; 2 eggs; 3/4 cup (90g) pecans, chopped coarsely; 1/2 cup (40g) desiccated coconut; 1 cup mashed kumara; 1 1/2 cup (225g) self-raising flour; 1/2 cup (125ml) milk

Kumara and pecan loaf

Served warm with a slather of butter, this golden loaf is perfect for the cooler months of the year.

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Cook

1H 40M

Ingredients

200 gram butter, softened

3/4 cup (165g) firmly packed brown sugar

2 eggs

3/4 cup (90g) pecans, chopped coarsely

1/2 cup (40g) desiccated coconut

1 cup mashed kumara

1 1/2 cup (225g) self-raising flour

1/2 cup (125ml) milk

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderately slow (170°C (150°C fan-forced). Grease 14cm x 21cm loaf pan; line base and long sides with baking paper, extending paper 2cm over sides.

2.Beat butter, sugar and eggs in small bowl with electric mixer until just combined; transfer mixture to large bowl. Fold in nuts, coconut and kumara. Stir in sifted flour and milk, in two batches.

3.Spread mixture into pan; bake about 1 hour 40 minutes. Stand loaf 10 minutes; turn, top-side up, onto wire rack to cool.

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