Quick Bread 7 Ways

By littlefish

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 c flour
• 2 t baking powder
• 1/4 t salt
• 3/4 c milk
• 2/3 c sugar
• 1/2 c butter, melted, cooled
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 t vanilla
• 1 c chopped pecans
• Options
• Pecan Date: 1 c chopped dates + 2 t flour with pecans toss to coat gently fold in.
• Cherry Cranberry Almond - omit pecans, substitute almond extract for vanilla, combine 1 c cherry flavored dried cranberries, 1 c sliced almonds & 2 t flour in bowl; toss to coat.
• Apricot Walnut - Omit pecans, combine 1 c chopped walnuts, 3/4 c fine chop dried apricots and 2 t. flour in bowl; toss to coat.
• Mini Chocolate Chip - omit pecans, combine 3/4 c mini chocolate chips and 1 t flour in bowl, toss to coat
• Lemon Poppy seed- omit pecans. substitute lemon juice for vanilla. Gently stir 1 T poppy seeds and 2 t lemon zest into batter. Bake 28 - 30 min.
• Orange Coconut Macadamia - omit pecans. substitute orange juice for vanilla. combine 3/4 c macadamia nuts and 1 t flour in bowl. toss to coat. Gently stir in macadamia nuts, 1 c sweetened flaked coconut & 2 t orange zest into batter.
• Orange Spice - omit pecans, add 1 t ground cinnamon, 1/2 t ground ginger, 1/2 t cardamom & 1/4 t ground nutmeg to flour mixture. Stir in 1/4 c chopped crystallized ginger into batter. Bake 28 - 30 min

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350*. Lightly grease and flour bottom only of three mini loaf pans; set aside.

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in bowl; set aside.

Combine milk, sugar, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla in another bowl; stir 20 - 30 seconds. Add flour mixture, one third at a time, stirring after each addition just until smooth (there may be a few small lumps in batter). Stir in chopped pecans.

Divide batter among prepared pans. Bake 32 - 35 min or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool 5 min, run knife around outside edge of pans. Remove bread from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely.