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🍞 Sweet Alabama Pecan Bread
Sweet Alabama Pecan Bread is a rich, nutty, and slightly sweet quick bread packed with pecans. It’s perfect for breakfast, brunch, or as a snack with coffee or tea.
🛒 Ingredients (1 loaf)
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar (light or dark)
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup milk or buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- Optional: ½ tsp cinnamon for extra flavor
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven
- 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- Mix dry ingredients
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon (if using).
- Cream butter & sugar
- In a large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Stir in vanilla extract.
- Combine wet & dry ingredients
- Gradually add flour mixture alternately with milk, starting and ending with flour. Mix until just combined.
- Fold in pecans
- Gently fold chopped pecans into the batter.
- Bake
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
- Bake 50–60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool & serve
- Let the bread cool in the pan 10 minutes, then remove and cool completely on a wire rack.
- Slice and enjoy plain, toasted, or with a spread of butter.
💡 Tips & Variations
- Extra sweetness: Drizzle with a simple glaze made from powdered sugar and milk.
- Nutty twist: Toast the pecans before adding for deeper flavor.
- Add-ins: Chocolate chips, raisins, or coconut can be mixed in for a different take.
- Storage: Keeps fresh at room temperature for 2–3 days or refrigerate for up to a week.
If you want, I can also give a quick mini loaf or muffin version of Sweet Alabama Pecan Bread for smaller batches or easy gift-giving.