Subj : Banana Pecan Bread
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From : Ben Collver
Date : Sat Dec 30 2023 11:47:07

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     Title: Banana Pecan Bread
Categories: Breads, British
     Yield: 1 Loaf

     3 lg Ripe bananas
   225 g  Self-raising flour; (8 oz)
     1 pn Salt
   175 g  Caster sugar; (6 oz)
   100 g  Unsalted butter; (4 oz);
          -softened
     2    Eggs
     2 tb Golden syrup
    50 g  Pecans; (2 oz)

 Preheat the oven to 160 C / 325 F / gas 3 and grease a 450 g / 1 lb
 loaf tin.

 Peel and mash the bananas in a bowl then add the remaining
 ingredients and beat vigorously for a minute to make sure they are
 well combined. Spoon the mixture into the loaf tin and spread it to
 the sides. Sprinkle the top with the pecan nuts and bake in the
 pre-heated oven for 1-1/4 hours until well risen and firm to the
 touch. Leave the loaf to rest for 10-15 minutes in the tin and then
 turn on to a cooling rack and leave to rest and become cold or just
 serve warm as a pudding.

 Recipe by Gary Rhodes, Rhodes Around Britain, London, BBC Books, 1994

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