Red Pepper Banana Bread with Whipped Maple Butter

Banana Bread

• ½ cup soft butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/3 cup hot water
• ¾ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup red Maestro™ Sweet Bell Peppers, roasted and puréed

Whipped Butter

• 1 lb. soft unsalted butter
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup yellow Maestro™ Sweet Bell Peppers, roasted and puréed

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 325ºF.
2. Melt the butter and add the sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs and bananas, blend until smooth. Add flour, salt and baking soda.
3. Stir in hot water and walnuts.
4. Add roasted Maestro™ red pepper purée.
5. Separate the mixture between 2 loaf pans (or as individual muffins).
6. Bake for 1 hour and let cool.
7. For the maple butter, beat the softened butter for 5 minutes until light and fluffy in mixer.
8. Add maple syrup, Maestro™ pepper purée and combine.
9. Serve at room temperature.