Christmas Banana-Nog Bread

Christmas Banana-Nog Bread

2 1/2 cups of granulated sugar
1 stick of butter(warm but not melted)
4 large eggs
8 large ripe bananas
1 cup or your favorite eggnog
2 teaspoons of vanilla
5 cups of all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons of baking soda
2 teaspoons of salt
2 cups of chopped pecans

In large mixing bowl,using an electric mixer, blend, sugar, butter and eggs.

Add in mashed bananas, eggnog, and vanilla. Sift in flour, baking soda, and salt.

Finally, add chopped pecans. Do not overblend. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cover the bottom of 4 medium loaf pans with a light coat of non-stick cooking spray.

Cover only the bottom to allow the loaves to rise.
(Clean sides helps bread rise and hinders a lip around the edge of the loaf.)

Spoon batter evenly into each of the 4 pans. Place all four loaves on the center of your preheated oven. (Do not stack.) If you have a small oven you may need to cut the recipe in half or bake 2 at a time.

Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until bread center is done. To test doness, inserted tooth pick will come out generally clean. Bread will not be wobbly and a center split might be noticed on the top of the bread.

Remove from oven and let cool a few minutes. Gently remove bread from pans and place them on their sides too finish cooling. Wrap and store in a cool place