Spiced Peach-Carrot Bread

Prep time : 15 minutes ...Total time : 2 hours -50 minutes ... Make 1 loaf

1/4 ..................cup chopped pecans

2 -1/2 .............cups all-purpose

1 .....................teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 ..................teaspoon baking soda

1/4 ..................teaspoon baking powder

1/2 ..................teaspoon salt

1/4 ..................teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 -1/2 ..............cups peeled and chopped fresh ripe peaches

3/4 ..................cup freshly grated carrots

1/3 ...................cup vegetable oil

1/2 ...................cup milk

2 ......................large eggs , lightly beaten

1) Preheat oven to 350*F . Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fregrant , stirring halfway through . Cool 15 minutes .

2) Stir together all-purpose flour and next 6 ingredients , add peaches and next 4 ingredients and toasted pecans , stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened . Spoon batter into a lightly greased 9x5-inch loaf pan .

3) Bake at 350*F for 1 hour and 5 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 )

This dish won first place in the side-by-side category in Soth Carolina's 2009 Annual Peach-Off contest .

Not only good but heart healthy ... kids young & old will love it .