Banana Bread with Caramelized Pecans
Lorelle
ingredients
- Banana Bread
- 2 cups sugar
- 8 ounces butter, softened at room temperature (2 sticks)
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box instant banana pudding mix
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cups ripe bananas, mashed (about 4 medium)
- 1 1/2 cup caramelized pecans
- Pecans
- 1 tb Butter
- 2 tb Sugar
- 1 c Pecan halves
directions
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Caramelize Pecans
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Melt butter in small skillet over medium-high heat and add sugar and nuts. Stir constantly until sugar loses grainy appearance, about 5 minutes. Pour nuts onto sheet of aluminum foil and let cool about 15 minutes.
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Banana Bread
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1. Preheat oven to 300°.
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2. Grease two 9 x 5 loaf pans.
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3. Cream butter and sugar well.
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4. Add buttermilk, eggs and vanilla and mix well.
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5. Add instant pudding, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon, mixing well.
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6. Slowly add flour, one cup at a time, until well mixed.
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7. Peel bananas, mash and add the mixture.
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8. Add pecans and mix until blended.
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9. Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Source: Lorelle
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