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The Coffee Post's banana and pecan loaf
Ingredients
2 bananas
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 eggs
¾ cup buttermilk
2 cup flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
¾ cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans are best)
Method
Grease and line a large loaf tin.
Mash bananas, sugar and vanilla together.
Add eggs and buttermillk and beat well.
Sift dry ingredients.
Fold dry ingredients and half-cup nuts into banana mixturePour into prepared tin.
Sprinkle remaining nuts on top.
Bake at 160degC for 50-60 minutes until cooked through.
Slice when cooled.
Recipe requested by Leeanne Cahill, of Ocean View.
Recipe provided by The Coffee Post, Green Island.
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