Pecan Maple Loaf Recipes

BROWN SUGAR, MAPLE, AND PECAN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter and flour a 4 1/2-by-8 1/2-inch loaf pan. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars on medium-high until very light and fluffy, 7 minutes. Scrape down bowl and beat 1 minute more. Add maple syrup, then gradually add eggs, beating well and scraping down bowl as needed. With mixer on low, add salt, then gradually add flour, beating well to combine and scraping down bowl as needed. Fold pecans into batter.
• Transfer batter to pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 65 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack, 1 hour. Remove cake from pan and let cool completely on rack before slicing.
• To store, freeze for up to 3 weeks. (Thaw, wrapped, at room temperature.)

MAPLE PECAN BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 8- or 9-inch loaf pan.
• In large bowl, mix all Maple Pecan Bread ingredients except pecans with spoon; beat 30 seconds. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans. Pour into pan.
• Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
• In small bowl, mix all Maple Glaze ingredients except pecans until smooth and thin enough to drizzle.
• Drizzle cooled bread with Maple Glaze. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons pecans. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.

MAPLE-PECAN BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Beat egg, dressing and bananas in large bowl with whisk until blended. Combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Add to banana mixture; stir just until moistened. Stir in 1/2 cup nuts.
• Pour into 4 greased and floured mini loaf pans, adding about 1 cup batter to each. Combine syrup and remaining nuts; spoon over batter.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool bread in pans 10 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.

MAPLE-PECAN FRENCH TOAST BAKE

Steps:

• Mix milk, half-and-half, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a large bowl until well combined.
• Layer bread slices in a greased 9x13-inch baking dish. Pour egg mixture over the bread slices. Cover and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove French toast from the refrigerator.
• Mix brown sugar, pecans, butter, and maple syrup together; spread topping evenly over the French toast.
• Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until puffed and golden brown, about 40 minutes.