From "True Grits...Tall Tales and Recipes from the New South," published in cooperation with your Daily Inbox Newsletter.
INGREDIENTS:
TO PREPARE:
* Combine the sugar, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl; mix well. Add the egg and butter, stirring just until moistened. Fold in the banana, fresh fruit and pecans.
* Spoon into two 5x9-inch loaf pans sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
* Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until the loaves test done.
* Cool in the pans for 15 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
NOTE: Any combination of ripe, non-citrus fresh fruit may be used. Try one of these combinations: 1 Granny Smith apple and 2 pears; 1 banana and 2 to 3 plums; 1 peach, 1 apple and 1 pear. Extremely juicy fruit should be drained.
SERVES: 24
- 1 cup sugar
- 1-1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1/4 cup melted butter or margarine
- 1 medium banana, mashed
- 1-1/2 cups chopped peeled fresh fruit
- 1 cup chopped pecans
TO PREPARE:
* Combine the sugar, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl; mix well. Add the egg and butter, stirring just until moistened. Fold in the banana, fresh fruit and pecans.
* Spoon into two 5x9-inch loaf pans sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
* Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until the loaves test done.
* Cool in the pans for 15 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
NOTE: Any combination of ripe, non-citrus fresh fruit may be used. Try one of these combinations: 1 Granny Smith apple and 2 pears; 1 banana and 2 to 3 plums; 1 peach, 1 apple and 1 pear. Extremely juicy fruit should be drained.
SERVES: 24
