Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  5        tablespoons  butter -- softened
     1/4           cup  packed brown sugar
  1                cup  shelled peanuts -- chopped
  2               cups  all-purpose flour
     1/2      teaspoon  baking soda
  1           teaspoon  baking powder
     1/3      teaspoon  salt
  2        tablespoons  peanut butter
  1                     egg
  1                cup  packed brown sugar
  1                cup  buttermilk or sour milk

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-inch loaf pan. Spread 3 tablespoons of the butter over the bottom of the pan; cover with brown sugar and chopped peanuts. Whisk the flour, soda, baking powder, and salt together. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter with the peanut butter. Beat the egg until frothy and beat in the brown sugar gradually. Stir in the peanut butter mixture and the buttermilk. Mix this liquid mixture with the dry ingredients but do not beat. Pour the batter over the brown sugar topping and bake 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert on a rack. Makes one loaf.

Nutritional Information:

2711 Calories (kcal); 81g Total Fat; (26% calories from fat); 40g Protein; 466g Carbohydrate; 342mg Cholesterol; 2731mg Sodium