White Chocolate Pecan Banana Bread
By: Lemon Drop
Published: Saturday, February 12, 2011 - 2:12pm

Ingredients




1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3 medium or 2 large very ripe bananas, mashed
2/3 cup fine white sugar
 cup of vegetable oil (I use Becel)
2 large eggs at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 squares of white baking chocolate, chopped
3/4 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

1 PREHEAT oven to 350F 2 GREASE 4 small loaf tins or one 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan 3 COMBINE flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and spices with whisk 4 MASH bananas 5 ADD sugar to bananas and stir with wooden spoon until well combined 6 STIR in oil, eggs and vanilla to banana mixture until well blended 7 ADD flour to banana mixture and stir just until combined. Do not overmix 8 FOLD in baking chocolate and pecans 9 DIVIDE batter between 4 loaf tins or one large loaf pan 10 RAP tins gently on counter to remove any air bubbles 11 BAKE for 35 minute if using 4 small loaf tins or 45 minutes (checking with a toothpick at 40 minutes) 12 ALLOW loaves to cool in tins on a baking rack for 5 minutes 13 REMOVE loafs from tins and let cool completely. Trying to slice a loaf while it is still too warm can result in one big mess! 14 HAUL out butter, spread on a nice thick slice and ENJOY !!

About


Banana bread loaded with chunks of white chocolate and chopped pecans.