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Right, Leigh Hackbert

Sourdough Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread MAJOR LEIGH
HACKBERT REPRESENTS
BY LAUREN LOIACONO, TORO PARK

Lately, my mom and one of her • 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed THE BEST OF THE BEST
closest friends have joined what • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
feels like the rest of the world in (bourbon vanilla if you have it) Graduate of The FBI National Academy
baking homemade sourdough • 1 tsp cinnamon
bread. In their quest to perfect • 1/8 tsp freshly ground nutmeg BY RICHARD HACKBERT, CORRAL DE TIERRA
the loaf, there is always plenty • 1 tsp baking powder
of discard left over, which I have • 1 tsp baking soda MAJ Leigh M Hackbert, along with two-hundred and forty-four
come to benefit from! Although • 1 tsp salt law enforcement officers, graduated on March 13, 2025, from the
“from scratch” sourdough bread • 4 overly ripened FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. The 293rd session
has never been something that bananas, mashed of the National Academy consisted of men and women from 48
interested me (I kill my starter • 1/2 cup sourdough starter states and the District of Columbia. The class included members
every time), the recipes you can • 1/3 cup almond butter of law enforcement agencies from 24 countries, eleven military
make with all the discard have • 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup organizations, and four federal civilian organizations.
my complete attention! This • 1/4 cup avocado oil + Internationally known for its
chocolate chunk banana bread some for oiling pan academic excellence, the National Far Left, Leigh Hackbert
is everything you love about the • 2 cups unbleached 3. Add the mashed bananas, tester or paring knife comes Academy offers 10 weeks of advanced is held at the FBI Training Academy in
classic version (it’s supremely all-purpose flour sourdough starter, almond out clean after inserting into communication, leadership, and fitness Quantico, the same facility where the
banana), but the sourdough • 1 1/2 cups chopped butter, honey, and oil. Beat the center. training. Participants must have FBI trains its new special agents and
starter gives it an extra little dark chocolate again until smooth. 8. Let the bread cool for 20 proven records as professionals within intelligence analysts.
tang that mellows out the • 1 cup toasted coconut 4. Add the flour, mixing minutes in the pan, then remove their agencies to attend. On average, MAJ Hackbert has been selected
richness of the dark chocolate until smooth. it and allow it to cool completely these officers have 21 years of law to assume the responsibilities as
and coconut. Enjoy a slice as DIRECTIONS 5. Fold in the chocolate and the on a rack before slicing. enforcement experience and usually Headquarters and Headquarters
it is or toasted in a pan with a 1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. toasted coconut. return to their agencies to serve in Battalion Executive Officer for the 82nd
little bit of butter and a scoop Lightly grease a 9” x 5” loaf pan 6. Pour the batter into the loaf Lauren is our Toro Park resident executive-level positions. Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, NC,
of vanilla ice cream on top for a with avocado oil or butter. pan and let it rest at room foodie. She loves to cook for her FBI Academy instructors, special beginning this summer, 2025.
decadent dessert. You can’t go 2. In a kitchen mixer or with an temperature for 15 minutes. family and friends, using only agents, and other staff with advanced
wrong either way! electric hand mixer, combine 7. Bake the bread for 1 hour, “good food” as her degrees provide the training; many instructors are recognized Richard Hackbert lives in Corral de Tierra. He is the proud daddio
the butter, sugar, vanilla, then lay a piece of aluminum ingredients. She internationally in their fields. Since it began in 1935, 55,941 of his adult children, who were raised in the local schools and grew
INGREDIENTS cinnamon, nutmeg, baking foil across the top to prevent hopes you enjoy graduates have completed the FBI National Academy, which up in Corral.
• 8 tbsps salted butter, soda, baking powder, and salt, overbrowning. Bake for another preparing her
room temperature beating until smooth. 25 minutes, or until a cake favorite recipes. Let’s celebrate the great things happening in our real estate community! Email Laurie, laurie.martin@n2co.com to share your good news!

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