Plantain Nut Bread #1

Kitchen

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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