South American Banana Bread
By
Beth Renzetti
@elmotoo
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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.
Ingredients
- 1 c
- all purpose flour
- 1/2 c
- whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp
- baking powder
- 1/2 c
- unsalted butter
- 2
- bananas, mashed
- 1/2 c
- brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp
- salt
- 1 tsp
- cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp
- lemon juice
- 1
- egg, beaten
- 1/2 c
- pecans, chopped
How to Make South American Banana Bread
- 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 2Cream softened butter and brown sugar. Add the bananas, salt, cinnamon, lemon juice, and the beaten egg. Beat wet ingredients well.
- 3In a separate, small bowl mix the flours and the baking powder.
- 4Then carefully mix the dry into the wet banana mixture, but DO NOT over mix - just stir it carefully enough to incorporate the flour.
- 5Lastly, add the chopped pecans.
- 6Bake & check for doneness at 30 minutes.
About South American Banana Bread
Main Ingredient: Flour
Regional Style: Latin American
Dietary Needs: Vegetarian
Other Tag: For Kids
Hashtag: #South American
