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Banana Bread with Pecans
Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 overripe bananas
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped
Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

Mash 2 of the bananas with a fork in a small bowl so they still have a bit of texture. With an
electric mixer fitted with a wire whisk, whip the remaining bananas and sugar together for a good 3
minutes; you want a light and fluffy banana cream. Add the melted butter, eggs, and vanilla; beat
well and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Mix in the dry ingredients just until incorporated; no
need to overly blend. Fold in the nuts and the mashed bananas with a rubber spatula. Pour the batter
into the prepared loaf pan. Give the pan a good rap on the counter to get any air bubbles out.

Bake for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of
the loaf comes out clean. Don't get nervous if the banana bread develops a crack down the center of
the loaf; that's no mistake, it's typical. Rotate the pan periodically to ensure even browning.

Cool the bread in the pan for 10 minutes or so, and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool
completely before slicing. Toast the slices of banana bread, dust with confectioners' sugar, and
serve.