incredible banana pecan bread (christmas style)

76 Pinches
Mio, MI
Updated on Nov 22, 2013

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

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

Ingredients

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

How To Make incredible banana pecan bread (christmas style)

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees Mash bananas and set aside
  • Step 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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