This Plantain  Nut Bread is inspired by Shelley Albeluhn’s Banana Banana Bread on allrecipes.com.  It is a very dense bread.  This makes two 5″ x 9″  loaves.

• 3 cups bread flour
• 1/2 tablespoon baking soda
• scant 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 3 1/2 cups mashed yellow to black plantains
• 2 1/2 cups chopped walnuts and pecans

Assembly:

• Prepare two 5″ X 9″ loaf pans by spraying with butter flavored PAM, followed by a dusting of flour.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Mix the first three dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Melt the butter in a glass bowl.  Add the brown sugar, and and mix well.  Mix in the eggs and mashed plantains.  stir in the nuts.
• Divide into the two loaf pans.
• Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes.  Cool briefly in the pan.  Turn out onto the cutting board when possible.
• Serve warm, cold, or toasted.

Makes 2 x 2 lb loaves.   A little over 4 lbs total