Fig Bread

 

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups ripe figs, mashed
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup pecans, chopped

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a loaf pan. 
2. In a mixing bowl mix the eggs. Add the sugar and beat well.
3. With the mixer on low speed, add mashed figs and vegetable oil.
4. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
5. Add the flour mixture to the first mixture alternating with the buttermilk. Beat until well blended.
6. Fold in chopped pecans.
7. Bake in the oven for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.