Pecan Vanilla Tea Bread Recipes

BANANA BREAD WITH PECANS

Steps:

• 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.

PECAN-VANILLA TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter and flour 9- to 10-cup nonstick Bundt pan. Whisk flour, pudding mix, and nutmeg in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and eggs in large bowl 5 minutes. Blend in dry ingredients, then butter (batter will be thick). Fold in buttermilk, then nuts and raisins. Transfer to prepared pan.
• Bake bread until tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Turn out onto rack; cool.

PEACHIE PEACH PECAN NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 5x9-inch loaf pan.
• Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until light and fluffy. Stir in peach puree. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and almond extract; stir until blended. Fold in pecans. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool bread in the loaf pan for 10 minutes before removing and cooling completely on a wire rack.

DATE PECAN TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Place dates in a large bowl. Combine boiling water and baking soda; pour over dates. In a small bowl, combine the flour, cloves, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg; set aside. , In another large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately with date mixture. Stir in pecans. , Pour into a greased and floured 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 65-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack to cool completely. , In a small bowl, combine spread ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Serve with bread.

ORANGE PECAN TEA BREAD

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350.
• spray a loaf pan with cooking spray.
• combine flour and the next 5 ingredients in a large bowl.
• make a well in center.
• combine sugar and the next 7 ingredients and whisk into the dry ingredients.
• pour into the loaf pan.
• bake 45 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• cool on a wire rack.
• mix oj and powdered sugar and drizzle over loaf, garnish with toasted pecans.

BUTTER PECAN TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F.
• Grease and flour a 9x5x3" loaf pan.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar.
• Stir in the pecans.
• In another bowl, combine the egg, buttermilk, and melted butter; blend well.
• Add to the flour mixture gradually; stir just until moistened.
• Do not overmix.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan; bake at 350*F.
• for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick tests out done.
• Cool 10 minutes in pan before inverting; cool completely.

CRANBERRY-PECAN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 9 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pan. Combine cranberries and 3/4 cup water in small saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until berries burst, about 8 minutes. Drain excess liquid from cranberries. Cool.
• Whisk 2 cups flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt in medium bowl to blend. Mix 1/2 cup yogurt and 1/4 cup orange juice in small bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs, orange peel and vanilla extract. Mix in flour mixture alternately with yogurt mixture. Stir in cranberries and pecans. Transfer batter to prepared loaf pan.
• Bake bread until tester inserted into center comes out clean and top is brown, about 55 minutes. Transfer pan to rack. Cool 15 minutes. Remove bread from pan and cool on rack. (Can be made ahead. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature 1 day or freeze up to 2 weeks.)

PECAN SHORTBREAD TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Roll into 1-in. balls; place in greased miniature muffin cups. Lightly press a pecan half into the center of each. Bake until edges are lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. , For caramel glaze, combine brown sugar, milk and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; cool 5 minutes. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar and brandy. Drizzle over cookies.