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Indescribably Delicious Banana Bread

Source of Recipe


'Net (not sure what site)






List of Ingredients



• -- Topping --
  
• 6 Tbsp butter
  
• 10 Tbsp dark brown sugar
  
• 5 Tbsp milk
  
• 1 cup chopped pecans
  
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• -- Bread --
  
• 1 cup butter
  
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 4 very ripe bananas, mashed
  
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  
• 4 Tbsp buttermilk
  
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1-1/2 tsp baking soda
  
• 1 tsp salt
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
   
   
2. Cream butter and sugar. Mash bananas; beat the eggs, and add to the bananas, along with vanilla and buttermilk. Mix well and add to creamed butter and sugar mixture.
   
   
3. Stir together flour, soda, and salt. Add to banana mixture and beat well. Pour mixture into 2 greased and floured 9x5x3-inch loaf pans.
   
   
4. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until bread pulls away from sides of pan. Cool.
   
   
5. Prepare topping: Melt butter in saucepan. Add sugar and milk. Cook until very syrupy. Remove from heat and add chopped pecans. Pour over bread, spreading to all corners. Place under broiler until bubbly and brown (watch closely).
   
   Makes 2 loaves.