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Butter Pecan Bread

with

Pecan Caramel Sauce

This has been a pretty good year for our few pecan trees.

My husband has been diligently shelling these delicious nuggets

since late November, over 100 lbs. from just a couple trees.

While shelling, my husband made a comment, 'with all

these pecans I am shelling you'd think that someone would

make something with them for me...'

That someone being me.

Well, I knew what he was thinking - Pecan Pie.

I wanted to make a pie, but didn't have all the necessary

ingredients on hand. What's a girl to do?!

I looked up Pecan recipes - very interesting ones out there.

Then I thought - a quick bread. I found this recipe

Butter Pecan Bread

• 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour

• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed

• 1 egg, beaten

• 1 cup buttermilk

• 2 tablespoons melted butter

• • Sift together the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and spices; blend in brown sugar.

• Combine egg, buttermilk, and butter; add to flour mixture, stirring to blend well. 

• Stir in chopped nuts. Turn batter into a greased and floured 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. 

• Bake at 350° for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester 

• inserted in center comes out clean.

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As the bread was nearly done, I thought - this needs a little more, an

Emeril 'BAM'.

So I made - without measuring - a caramel sauce.

In a small saucepan I placed about 1/4 c butter,

1/2 c. light brown sugar about 1/4 c. heavy whipping cream

and a dash or two of vanilla. Brought it to a boil for a 

few minutes then added pecans. 

I served my Dearest this bread - he looks at it and said,

'What's this?!' I just smiled and handed it to him - 

he quietly ate it all. A little while later he commented,

'you're really trying to hurt me with that second piece of

cake you're giving me'....

I looked at him, smiled - cut another piece and thought.

My Dear, you'd better work out hard in the morning!

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