Description
Sweet Alabama Pecan Bread is a Southern classic that’s moist, nutty, and perfectly sweet. With a tender crumb and plenty of crunchy pecans, it’s a cross between cake and bread that’s perfect for dessert, snacking, or breakfast with coffee.
Ingredients
- All-Purpose Flour: 2 cups
- Granulated Sugar: 2 cups
- Brown Sugar: ½ cup
- Baking Powder: 2 teaspoons
- Salt: ½ teaspoon
- Eggs: 4 large
- Vegetable Oil: 1 cup
- Vanilla Extract: 1 teaspoon
- Pecans: 2 cups (chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat Your Equipment: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment.
- Combine Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugars, baking powder, and salt.
- Prepare Your Cooking Vessel: In another bowl, whisk eggs, oil, and vanilla.
- Assemble the Dish: Stir wet mixture into dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in chopped pecans.
- Cook to Perfection: Spread batter evenly in the prepared pan. Bake 30–35 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
- Finishing Touches: Cool slightly before slicing.
- Serve and Enjoy: Enjoy warm with butter, or at room temperature with coffee or tea.
Notes
- Toast pecans lightly before baking for deeper flavor.
- Don’t overmix—stir just until combined for a tender crumb.
- Sprinkle extra pecans on top for presentation and crunch.
- Serve warm with caramel drizzle for extra indulgence.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 40mg