Maple Pecan Bread Recipes

PECAN MAPLE LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven, grease& line the base of a 9x5 loaf pan with baking/parchment paper.
• Sift flour and baking powder into a bowl.
• Cut butter into the flour and mix until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs.
• Add in the sugar and pecans.
• Beat eggs together with milk and lemon zest in a seperate bowl.
• Stir in maple syrup.
• Add this to the flour mixture and gently mix together.
• Do not overmix, only until all dry ingredients have become moist.
• The batter should be lumpy.
• Pour batter into pan and smooth out the surface of the batter.
• Bake in the oven for about 50-60 minutes or until cake is lightly browned.
• To make sure, insert a toothpick into the center of the cake and if it comes out clean then the cake is ready.
• Cool cake in pan for at least 10 minutes then turn out and let it cool on the rack.
• (For Icing) Sift the icing sugar into a small bowl and stir in the lemon juice to create a smooth icing.
• Drizzle over the loaf and then sprinkle the chopped pecans over the icing.
• Wait until the icing is set then slice.

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 BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Grease bottom or parchment paper line an 8 x 4-inch or a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan, or 2 (6 x 3-inch) small loaf pans.
• With a wooden spoon, mix together all ingredients (except pecans and Maple Glaze) in a large bowl; stir until combined.
• Stir in 1/2 cup pecans. Pour into prepared loaf pan(s).
• Bake larger size loaves in preheated oven for 55 to 65 minutes, or if making smaller size loaves, bake loaves for 35-40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool loaf(s) for 10 minutes in pan(s).
• Remove loaf(s) from pan, and cool on wire rack.
• Cool completely, about 2 hours.
• Instructions for Maple Glaze: Mix all ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle over loaf(s).
• Drizzle top(s) with Maple Glaze. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature for up to 4 days, or refrigerate for up to 10 days.

MAPLE PECAN BREAD

Steps:

• sift dry ingredients
• toss nuts in flour.
• combine wet add to dry.
• stir just until moistened
• pour batter into9x5 greased bread pan.
• bake 350 55 minutes until done.
• wrap in saran wrap when cool for a day.

MAPLE AND PECAN BREAD FOR BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Place ingredients in bread machine and follow manufactures intructions.
• ***The pecans are to be added either when the bleep sounds to add 'extra' ingredients - or into the automatic dispencer if your machine has one.