incredible banana pecan bread (christmas style)

Recipe by
Stormy Stewart
Mio, MI

This bread is a redo of a 1960's better Homes and gardens recipe with the tweaks I did over the years.

yield 1 loaf
prep time 10 Min
cook time 45 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For incredible banana pecan bread (christmas style)

  • 1 stick
    butter (1/2 cup)
  • 1/4 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 2 lg
    eggs
  • 1 3/4 c
    flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 c
    mashed banana
  • 1 tsp
    banana extract
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp
    lemon extract
  • 1/2 c
    chopped pecans
  • OPTIONAL
  • 1/4 c
    white chocolate chips or butterscotch chips
  • 1/4 c
    strained and chopped maraschino cherries

How To Make incredible banana pecan bread (christmas style)

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees Mash bananas and set aside
  • 2
    beat eggs, butter and sugars together until well mixed add extracts and mix well. Add baking powder, soda and salt to flour and mix into batter. Add the bananas and if desired the baking chips. Pour into a loaf pan and bake 45-50 minutes
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