Banana Nut Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 49 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 4 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 packets active dry yeast
• 1/3 cup evaporated milk (undiluted)
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/3 cup margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup banana, mashed
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground
• 2 tablespoons margarine, melted

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, mix 1 1/4 cups flour, 1/2 cup sugar, salt and undissolved yeast.
• 2 heat evaporated milk, water, and margarine to 120f-130f.
• 3 margarine need not melt.
• 4 add to dry ingredients; beat 2 minutes at medium speed of mixer.
• 5 add eggs, banana, and 1 cup flour; beat at high speed 2 minutes.
• 6 stir in pecans and enough remaining flour to make stiff dough.
• 7 knead 8 to 10 minutes.
• 8 set in greased bowl; grease top.
• 9 cover; let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
• 10 punch dough down.
• 11 divide in half; shape into loaves.
• 12 place in 2 greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 inch loaf pans.
• 13 cover; let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
• 14 mix remaining sugar and cinnamon.
• 15 brush loaves with melted margarine; top with sugar mixture.
• 16 bake at 375f 25 to 35 minutes.
• 17 cool.