Paw Paw Bread

• 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)

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.

papaya, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, flour, allspice, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, raisins, nuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/paw-paw-bread-185805 (may not work)