Recipe for Nectarine Tea Loaf from the Quick Bread section.
Nectarine Tea Loaf1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cardamom
3/4 pound ripe nectarines (3 large)
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
2 large eggs Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8 x 4 x 2-inch loaf pan. Stir or sift together flours, baking powder, salt and cardamom. Wash and dry nectarines; quarter and pit; dice finely. There should be about 1 1/2 cups. In a large bowl cream butter, sugar and lemon rind; beat in eggs singly until blended each time. Add nectarines and beat gently, mixture will look curdled. Add flour mixture; stir gently just until flour mixture is moistened. Turn into prepared pan. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Let stand on wire rack for 10 minutes. Loosen edges and turn out on rack turning right side up. Cool completely and store in refrigerator. This bread must be sliced fairly thickly.
We hope you enjoy your freshly made Nectarine Tea Loaf. This recipe came from Quick Bread's, if you'd liked this recipe, there may be many others you'll find delicious as well.
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