Pecan Maple Loaf

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 cup butter
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup pecans, roughly chopped
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 5 tablespoons maple syrup
• Icing
• 6 tablespoons icing sugar (optional)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice (optional)
• 2 tablespoons of roughly chopped pecans (optional)

1. Preheat oven, grease& line the base of a 9x5 loaf pan with baking/parchment paper.
2. Sift flour and baking powder into a bowl.
3. Cut butter into the flour and mix until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs.
4. Add in the sugar and pecans.
5. Beat eggs together with milk and lemon zest in a seperate bowl.
6. Stir in maple syrup.
7. Add this to the flour mixture and gently mix together.
8. Do not overmix, only until all dry ingredients have become moist.
9. The batter should be lumpy.
10. Pour batter into pan and smooth out the surface of the batter.
11. Bake in the oven for about 50-60 minutes or until cake is lightly browned.
12. To make sure, insert a toothpick into the center of the cake and if it comes out clean then the cake is ready.
13. Cool cake in pan for at least 10 minutes then turn out and let it cool on the rack.
14. (For Icing) Sift the icing sugar into a small bowl and stir in the lemon juice to create a smooth icing.
15. Drizzle over the loaf and then sprinkle the chopped pecans over the icing.
16. Wait until the icing is set then slice.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pecan-maple-loaf-48031 (may not work)