Butterscotch Pecan Tea Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 lazy way: put everything into a bread machine according to manufacturer's directions, and use the quickbread cycle! (mine works quite well.).
• 2 real way: beat the egg. add the sugar gradually, continually beating.
• 3 add the butter and blend.
• 4 add the dry ingreidents alternately with the buttermilk, and blend well until mixed.
• 5 add the nuts.
• 6 pour into a buttered loaf pan (book recommends 8 1/2 x 2 3/4, i think 9 x 4 would work too) and bake at 350f for 35-40 minutes.