With fall right around the corner, I have been in the mood for baked goods that remind me of the season. I decided to make banana bread with the addition of a creamy peanut butter icing. Banana bread is a great way to utilize uneaten bananas. When the bananas are getting overly ripe, store them in the freezer until you have enough for a loaf of banana bread. The texture of the bread is moist, with a balance of crunch from the pecan pieces. I love this bread for breakfast or even an afternoon snack. The recipe is fast and easy, and will bring the smell of fall flooding into your home.
Banana Pecan Bread
Author: modified from Food Network Kitchens
Recipe type: breakfast,dessert,bread
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Serves: 1 loaf
Ingredients
- 1¼ cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 large eggs (room temp)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup unsalted butter (room temp)
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 very ripe bananas, peeled, and mashed (about 1 cup)
- ½ cup pecan pieces
Instructions
- Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl and set aside
- Whisk the eggs and vanilla together in small prep bowl
- Lightly brush loaf pan (9x5x3″ pan) with butter, or line pan with parchment paper.
- Preheat oven to 350
- In a stand mixture fitted with paddle attachment, or with an electric hand-held mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (3-4 mins).
- Gradually pour the egg mixture into the butter, while mixing, until incorporated.
- Add the bananas (the mixture will appear to be curdled so don’t worry)
- Remove the bowl from the mixer
- With a rubber spatula, mix in the flour mixture until JUST incorporated.
- Fold in the nuts and transfer to the prepared pan
- Bake for 50-55 mins, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean
- Cool the bread in the pan for 5-10 mins
- Turn bread out of the pan and continue to cool on wire rack
- After completely cooled, wrap in plastic wrap.
- Immediately before serving, ice the top of the bread loaf with your favorite creamy peanut butter.
Notes
Best if served the next day…if you have the will-power to resist eating it
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OMG! Who would think to put peanut butter on banana bread! Outstanding and a meal in one for breakfast or lunch. You have your protein, carbs and fruit!!!
Great idea.