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Love Me Tender Elvis Bread... a la North Carolina
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Love Me Tender Elvis Bread... a la North Carolina!

This tender banana bread/cake features 4 North Carolina made/grown goodies.
Course Breads & Cornbreads, Brunch, Dessert, Fun Food!, Sweet Treats
Cuisine North Carolina Goodies
Keyword bacon, bread, cake, heritage farm cheshire pork, mimi's mountain mix
Author Wendy Perry

Ingredients

  • 1 box Mimi's Mountain Mixes Tavern Bread Mix
  • 1 12 ounce beer or carbonated water (per mix instructions)
  • 2 large bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)
  • ½ cup Peanut Butter, softened
  • ¼ cup bacon drippings, optional
  • ½ cup Hot Pepper Jelly, melted
  • ½ cup crumbled peanuts
  • ½ cup cooked and crumbled bacon

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Mix bread per package instructions.
  • Mix in bananas, peanut butter and bacon drippings, if using. Pour into sprayed 12” cast iron skillet. Pour half of the warmed jelly over batter and swirl in with knife.  Bake about 35-40 minutes till done to touch. 
  • As soon as removed from oven, brush with remaining melted jelly and scatter with peanuts and bacon crumbles!

Notes

“Love me tender, love me true, all my dreams fulfill. For my darling, I love you, and I always will.” – Elvis Presley
You're gonna LOVE this banana bread... and I think Elvis would have too!