Secret Recipes

Banana Nut Cinnamon Swirl Bread

Automatic Bread Machine:

• 1/2 cup Egg Beaters 99% egg substitute (or 2 eggs)
• 2 tsp milk
• 1 large ripe banana, broken into 1-inch pieces
• 1 1/2 Tbsp butter
• 1 1/2 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 cups bread flour
• 2 1/4 tsp bread machine yeast

Filling:

• 1 1/2 Tbsp softened butter
• 3 Tbsp brown sugar
• 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 3 Tbsp chopped pecans (or walnuts)

Put the dough ingredients in the bread pan in the order suggested by your bread machine instructions. Set for white bread, dough stage. Press start.

When the dough is ready, turn it out onto a lightly floured board and punch it down. Let it rest a for a few minutes. Roll the dough into a rectangle no more than 9 inches wide, or the length of your loaf pan. Spread the softened butter over the dough.

In a small bowl, combine the the brown sugar, cinnamon and nuts. Sprinkle the cinnamon mixture evenly over the dough. Roll up the dough, jellyroll fashion, starting with the short, 9-inch side, forming a loaf; pinch the edge to seal.

Spray a 9 1/2-inch loaf pan with no-stick spray. Place the shaped loaf in the pan, seam side down. Cover and let rise in a warm place until the loaf has doubled in size, about 1 hour. Heat the oven to 350�.

Bake loaf in the preheated 350°F oven for 30 to 45 minutes or until the loaf is golden brown. Turn out of the pan and place on a wire rack to cool.

Servings:

1 loaf