HAZELNUT MAPLE BREAD RECIPE with HAZELNUT BUTTER~ DH's recipe
HAZELNUT MAPLE BREAD
Preheat oven 350º
Ingredients:
2 cups white flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup sugar
¼ cup butter/margarine – at room temperature
¼ cup hazelnut butter (see recipe for hazelnut butter)
2 eggs
¼ cup maple syrup (and little extra)
½ cup mashed bananas (1 banana mashed) (put 1 cup mashed banana through colander to remove lumps, may-be less than ½ cup, but that’s okay)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon maple extract
1 TABLESPOON honey
¼ cup milk (skim, or 2% is okay)
½ cup chopped hazelnuts
Step 1:
In a large bowl, SIFT together the: flour, baking powder and salt (dry ingredients) and put aside.
Step 2:
In another large bowl, cream together the: sugar, butter/margarine, until smooth (can use a fork to cream together), then add eggs (beat together the 2 eggs then add to creamed mixture) add maple syrup, vanilla extract and maple extract, honey. Blend together.
Step 3:
Mash the banana, then put the mashed banana through a colander to remove the lumps (may-be less than ½ cup, but that’s okay). Add to the creamed mixture (step 2). Blend together. Add creamed mixture into the dry ingredients bowl. Blend together. Add milk to mixture. Blend together all ingredients. Fold in ½ cup of chopped hazelnuts into mixture. Blend together.
Step 4:
Grease a loaf pan. Gently drizzle in a little bit of maple syrup, a few small drops, at the bottom of loaf pan. Pour mixture into loaf pan (on top of maple syrup at bottom of loaf pan). Very gently, drizzle a few small drops of maple syrup on top of mixture.
Step 5:
Place in preheated oven 350º for 40 to 45 minutes. (check at 35 minutes, insert toothpick, if toothpick comes out clean then bread is done)
Note: Very important to sift together all the dry ingredients, simply place a flour sifter in a large bowl and pour all the pre-measured dry ingredients into the flour sifter, then sift together.
HAZELNUT BUTTER
Ingredients:
2 cups hazelnuts, chopped
½ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon powdered sugar
1 to 2 TABLESPOONS vegetable oil
Step 1:
Place hazelnuts in blender with 1 TABLESPOON of vegetable oil.
Step 2:
Grind hazelnuts and 1 TABLESPOON of vegetable oil on low speed for several minutes – scrape down the sides of blender (using a rubber spatula) – if dry, add the 2nd TABLESPOON of vegetable oil (will most likely have to) and continue to grind on low speed – (you may have to add an additional ½ teaspoon (you judge) of vegetable oil) – grind until hazelnuts is whipped, butter like texture, can still have a little bit(s) of nut left. Add ¾ teaspoon of powdered sugar and grind on low speed for 30 more seconds.
Step 3:
Remove hazelnut butter from blender and place in a small bowl.
Note: This recipe is used for Hazelnut Maple Bread
Can use this hazelnut butter for anything else you choose.