south american banana bread

Name: South American Banana Bread
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Latin American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/2 cup(s) whole wheat flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 cup(s) unsalted butter; 2 - bananas, mashed; 1/2 cup(s) brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1 tablespoon(s) lemon juice; 1 - egg, beaten; 1/2 cup(s) pecans, chopped

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Beth Renzetti

Updated on Aug 9, 2014

This is how they make traditional banana bread in Colombia...with cinnamon. I found this at Sparkpeople while looking for South American recipes for Culinary Quest 2014. I did some tweaking for an easier read based on how I make my own banana bread.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup unsalted butter
2 - bananas, mashed
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 - egg, beaten
1/2 cup pecans, chopped

How To Make south american banana bread

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Step 2

Cream softened butter and brown sugar. Add the bananas, salt, cinnamon, lemon juice, and the beaten egg. Beat wet ingredients well.
Step 3

In a separate, small bowl mix the flours and the baking powder.
Step 4

Then carefully mix the dry into the wet banana mixture, but DO NOT over mix - just stir it carefully enough to incorporate the flour.
Step 5

Lastly, add the chopped pecans.
Step 6

Bake & check for doneness at 30 minutes.
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