Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 280 gr flour
- 240 ml buttermilk
- 100 gr sugar
- 55 gr currants
- 55 gr butter
- 32 gr cocoa powder
- 32 gr pecans (chopped)
- 9 gr baking powder
- 5 gr baking soda
- 2 gr vanilla extract
- 1 gr salt
PREHEAT OVEN TO 180ºC . Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cocoa. Cream the butter, add the vanilla and sugar, beat until light, about 5 minutes. Add the egg. Add the dry ingredients in three additions, alternating with the buttermilk. Do not over mix. Stir in the currants and nuts. Pour into a greased and floured 7-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes. Cool in the pan 10 minutes, remove and cool on a rack.
