For the bread:

¼ cup butter

½ cup granulated sugar

½ cup honey (we substituted creamed honey)

2 eggs

1 ½ cup mashed, very ripe bananas 

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

½ tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

½ cup crushed candied pecans

For the top:

¼ cup creamed honey (or as much as desired)

¼ cup crushed candied pecans (or as much as desired)

Cream the butter with a wooden spoon. Add the sugar and honey and beat until creamy and light. Add the eggs, one at a time, then thoroughly mix in the bananas. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt and blend thoroughly into the mixture. Finally, fold in the pecans.

Butter a 12 x 4 ½ x 2 ½” loaf pan and pour in the batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Once cooled, top loaf with creamed honey and candied pecans.