Maui Pineapple-Macadamia Nut Bread
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Serves: 2 loaves
 
Ingredients
  • 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/2 cups coarsely chopped macadamia nuts (6.75 ounce jar)
  • 6 Tablespoons butter, room temperature
  • 1-1/2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups crushed pineapple with juice (2- 8 ounce cans, undrained)
  • 4 Tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 8-by-4-inch loaf pans.
  2. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir in the macadamia nuts; set aside.
  3. In bowl of electric mixer, cream together butter and brown sugar. Beat in eggs and continue to beat until mixture is smooth. Stir in half of the flour-nut mixture and stir until blended. Stir in the pineapple with its juice. Stir in the remaining flour-nut mixture until blended.
  4. Divide batter between the two prepared loaf pans and smooth the tops. Combine the cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle evenly between the two pans. Bake for about 45-50 minutes or until bread just tests done. Let cool in pans for 5 minutes, then turn out on wire racks to cool.
Recipe by The Culinary Cellar at https://theculinarycellar.com/maui-pineapple-macadamia-nut-bread/