Shelly's Recipe

BOURBON BANANA NUT BREAD

Category: Quick Breads

1 cup favorite nut, chopped
1/2 c. butter, at room temp.
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 c. (all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3 ripe bananas
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tbsp. brown sugar
Bourbon

The flavor of bourbon permeates the baked nut bread during chilling.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a loaf pan.

In large mixer bowl, put all remaining ingredients except 1/4 cup nuts, brown sugar and bourbon. Mix at low until flour is moistened then at medium until smooth. Pour into prepared pan.

Mix remaining nuts and brown sugar; sprinkle over top of loaf. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Remove from pan; cool completely. Saturate a 15x9 inch double thick piece of cheesecloth with bourbon and wrap around loaf at least 24 hours before slicing to allow the bourbon permeates the baked nut bread during chilling.