Description
Buttermilk sweet Alabama pecan bread brings southern comfort to kitchen tables. Rich layers of nutty pecans and smooth buttermilk create a delightful quick bread you can savor with morning coffee or afternoon tea.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (480 ml) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (240 ml) brown sugar (packed)
- 1 cup (240 ml) buttermilk
- 1 cup chopped pecans (toasted for extra flavor)
- ½ cup (1 stick or 113 g) unsalted butter (melted)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Preheat the oven to 350F (175C) and prepare a 9×5-inch loaf pan by greasing and flouring or lining with parchment paper.
- Liquid Base Creation: Whisk melted butter and brown sugar until completely smooth and free of sugar crystals, creating a rich, uniform mixture.
- Wet Ingredient Integration: Blend eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla extract into the butter-sugar foundation, mixing until the liquid achieves a consistent texture.
- Dry Ingredient Combination: Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl, ensuring even distribution of leavening agents.
- Batter Formation: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture, stirring minimally to maintain the batter’s delicate structure, then tenderly incorporate chopped pecans throughout.
- Baking Process: Pour batter into prepared pan, smoothing the surface, and bake for 45-50 minutes until a testing skewer emerges clean from the center.
- Cooling and Serving: Rest the bread in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Slice and serve warm, optionally accompanied by butter, honey, or maple syrup.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Stir batter gently and minimally to maintain the bread’s tender, soft crumb and avoid developing tough gluten structures.
- Check Pecan Freshness: Toast pecans lightly before adding to enhance their nutty flavor and ensure crisp, aromatic texture throughout the bread.
- Moisture Control: Use room temperature buttermilk and eggs to create smoother batter integration and more consistent baking results.
- Temperature Precision: Test bread doneness with a clean toothpick or skewer, ensuring it comes out without raw batter to guarantee perfect internal cooking.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 295
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg