Paw Paw Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup pureed papaya
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup raisins (optional)
• 1/4 cup nuts, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 butter a 9" loaf pan.
• 3 beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
• 4 beat in the eggs one at a time until well mixed.
• 5 stir in the papaya puree.
• 6 sift together the flour, spices, salt and baking soda and add to papaya mixture; mix well.
• 7 stir in the raisins and nuts if you are using them (i like to use raisins that have been soaked in bourbon for this).
• 8 pour into the prepared pan and bake for about an hour or until tester comes out clean.
• 9 cool in the pan for about five minutes.
• 10 run a knife around the edges to loosen the loaf and invert the loaf onto a rack to finish cooling.