South American Banana Bread

Name: South American Banana Bread
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Latin American
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

By Beth Renzetti
@elmotoo

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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Serves:

Prep:

30 Min

Cook:

30 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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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

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Cream softened butter and brown sugar. Add the bananas, salt, cinnamon, lemon juice, and the beaten egg. Beat wet ingredients well.
In a separate, small bowl mix the flours and the baking powder.
Then carefully mix the dry into the wet banana mixture, but DO NOT over mix - just stir it carefully enough to incorporate the flour.
Lastly, add the chopped pecans.
Bake & check for doneness at 30 minutes.