Pecan Maple Loaf Recipes

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.

VERMONT MAPLE-PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugars, baking soda and salt. Combine the buttermilk, butter, syrup and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until combined. Fold in chopped pecans. , Pour into two 6-in. round baking pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , In a small saucepan, bring corn syrup to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute or until slightly thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in pecan halves until coated. Place in a single layer on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Cool. , For frosting, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and syrup until smooth. Beat in confectioners' sugar. Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with second layer; frost top and sides of cake. Garnish with glazed pecans. Store in the refrigerator.

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.

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.)

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 CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, syrup and butter. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in pecans. , Pour into a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in pan before removing to a wire rack. Serve warm with syrup if desired or allow to cool.

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.

MAPLE PECAN PIE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Spread the nuts evenly over pie shell.
• Mix together butter or margarine, vanilla, and flour. Beat the eggs well, and blend into the flour mixture. Add salt, maple syrup, and cream. Pour filling over the nuts in the pie shell. Make sure the nuts are covered, so they will not burn.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted in center come out clean. Let cool at least 15 minutes before serving.