Ingredients

• 2 cups buttermilk
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 pinch salt
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup pecans, toasted and finely ground (not chopped)
• 1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted
• 3 bananas, peeled and sliced in 1/4-inch circles
• Maple Butter, recipe follows
• Confectioners' sugar, to garnish
• Candied Pecans, to garnish
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
•  1/4 cup pure maple syrup
•  2 tablespoons honey